Body of an Unknown Man Found Dangling From Mango Tree in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos
Category: Crime News
An unidentified middle-aged man was, in the early hours of Wednesday, found
hanging from a tree in an apparent suicide, on 1st Avenue, Festac, Amuwo
Odofin area of Lagos, opposite a popular hotel.
The remains of the victim, who had become bloated with liquid substance dripping from it, was still hanging from a rope tied to a mango tree on Thursday morning till about 10am, when it was later evacuated by the authorities.
A POS operator in the area said the body had been hanging there since Wednesday morning.
“The local government officials and the police didn’t consider the well being of residents in the area. That is why they abandoned the corpse for two days.
“When I came to my stand yesterday, I met many people at the scene with the man dangling from the tree.
“But no one could confirm the actual time of death and nobody could remove the noose from the man’s neck for fear of the police.
“When I came today he was still hanging from the tree and his body had become swollen.”
After the police recovered the corpse and took it to a mortuary, some residents were seen removing some logs of dried woods underneath the mango tree.
The remains of the victim, who had become bloated with liquid substance dripping from it, was still hanging from a rope tied to a mango tree on Thursday morning till about 10am, when it was later evacuated by the authorities.
A POS operator in the area said the body had been hanging there since Wednesday morning.
“The local government officials and the police didn’t consider the well being of residents in the area. That is why they abandoned the corpse for two days.
“When I came to my stand yesterday, I met many people at the scene with the man dangling from the tree.
“But no one could confirm the actual time of death and nobody could remove the noose from the man’s neck for fear of the police.
“When I came today he was still hanging from the tree and his body had become swollen.”
After the police recovered the corpse and took it to a mortuary, some residents were seen removing some logs of dried woods underneath the mango tree.
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