Lagos – Tragedy struck in the sleepy town of Ayobo on Saturday when a middle-aged school teacher and mother of one allegedly killed her three-year-old son before committing suicide on Saturday evening.

The woman, whose name is withheld as police investigations continue, was a school teacher at Tri-fets Private School, also in Ayobo.

The deceased, who resided at No 1, Femi Olaniran Street, off Ferguson Osagie Road, before her sudden death, was said to be financially comfortable as her husband was based abroad and had no known trouble that may have led her to kill her son and then take her own life.

According to a close family source who spoke to INDEPENDENT, the case has been reported to the Ayobo Police Station as police sources also say the police was not ruling out possible double homicide after facts emerged that the deceased and her son were foaming from the mouth when they were found dead inside their home.

Another theory says it may have been a case of food poisoning.

The family source also informed INDEPENDENT that the remains of the deceased mother and child have not been moved as the tradition in Ayobo area is that when sudden and unexplained deaths occur, the Oro is always consulted to find out the cause of death and to ward off evil spirits that may have been unleashed of the sudden mysterious death.

Reports say the two corpses are currently lying in the house awaiting the Oro rituals before they are moved.

INDEPENDENT was yet to find out the name of the deceased and her son as at the time of filing this report.

Sources: https://www.independent.ng/breaking-confusion-as-mother-allegedly-kills-her-baby-commits-suicide-in-ayobo/

This is pure homicide, my reason being that she has no ulterior motive to commit suicide.People often commit suicide due to poverty, mental illness, depression etc and I doubt she has any of the issues mentioned above being that she's a monthly earner and her hubby is based abroad. I stand to be corrected through.

ReneeNuttall:
This is pure homicide, my reason being that she has no ulterior motive to commit suicide.People often commit suicide due to poverty, mental illness, depression etc and I doubt she has any of the issues mentioned above being that she's a monthly earner and her hubby is based abroad. I stand to be corrected through.

I agree with you.. But I strongly advise they start the investigation from her husband it might still be a case of suicide !

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