Corpse found under Kwara bridge

 The corpse of a yet-to-be-identified man was on Tuesday found under the bridge in Oko-Erin, Ilọrin West LGA of Kwara State.  The deceased appeared well dressed in brown trousers and a white shirt with a white cap to match, as well as a wristwatch when City & Crime visited the scene.   A resident of the […]

Corpse found under Kwara bridge

Map of Kwara State

 The corpse of a yet-to-be-identified man was on Tuesday found under the bridge in Oko-Erin, Ilọrin West LGA of Kwara State.

 The deceased appeared well dressed in brown trousers and a white shirt with a white cap to match, as well as a wristwatch when City & Crime visited the scene.

  A resident of the area, Mallam Ahmed, said they woke to discover the dead body in the morning inside water, with his body facing the ground.

 “This is a suspected case of suicide. The man was well dressed. When we got there, we saw a pen, sack and paper on top of the bridge at the spot where he was suspected to have jumped into the water, but nothing was on the paper,” he said.

 When contacted, the police public relations officer, Kwara State command, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said corpse has been evacuated and deposited in the mortuary