One Alfa identified as Sule has disappeared after his alleged lover one Muniat was found dead in a guest house in the Igbogbo, Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt to arrest the suspected Alfa for the suspected murder as detectives are investigating the death of the 46-year-old woman Muniat.
It was gathered that the Alfa Sule, a commercial motorcycle operator, lodged with Muniat in the guest house before the incident.
He absconded after his suspected lover died of an unknown cause.
The woman’s corpse was discovered when the manager of the Guest House was conducting a routine check in the hotel.
He was said to have contacted the Ikorodu Police Station, immediately he discovered the dead body of the woman, prompting the policemen to move to the hotel to investigate the case.
The Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said Sule fled from the guest house, adding that efforts were on to arrest him.
“The manager of the guest house called the Ikorodu Police Division around 6am on Saturday to report that he found the lifeless body of a woman who was brought into the guest house by a man to lodge on Friday night.
“The 46-year-old woman was identified only as Muniat and the man identified as Alfa Sule. They had entered the guest house with a motorcycle belonging to Sule and had lodged on Friday.
“The manager said as he was going round the rooms on Saturday morning, he discovered the lifeless body of the said woman but Alfa Sule was nowhere to be found.”
According to Hundeyin, when the police got to the scene, no mark of violence was found on Muniat’s corpse.
“But Alfa Sule abandoned his Bajaj motorcycle. The corpse was removed and deposited at the Ikorodu General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
“The manager of the guest house has been assisting the police in their investigation while efforts are being made to arrest the fleeing Alfa Sule.
“The case would be transferred to the homicide unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, for further investigation.”
