A gospel musician, Matthew Ogundele, alongside three members of his crew, has been discovered lifeless inside a music studio within the Abraham Adesanya space of Ajah, Lagos State.
The opposite victims had been recognized as Itunu Ogundele, Joseph Sanya, and a blogger, Matthew Awosanya, popularly referred to as JoesTv.
Findings point out that the deceased had been invited to minister on Tuesday, the second day of a three-day birthday reward programme organised by fellow gospel artiste, Olanireti Akinbola.
A police supply disclosed on Saturday that the artistes arrived for the programme within the night and carried out late into the night time.
Owing to the late hour, they reportedly selected to spend the night time within the studio, the place they had been later found lifeless the next morning.
“The convener organised a three-day birthday reward which started on Monday. Matthew Ogundele and his crew had been billed to minister on Tuesday. The programme lasted late, so that they determined to sleep over within the studio. It was the following morning that info filtered in that their lifeless our bodies had been discovered,” the supply mentioned.
A Christian weblog, Omojesu, additionally reported the incident in a Fb publish, stating that the victims opted to remain in a single day due to the gap between the studio and their properties.
“In pursuit of a greater life, a blogger referred to as JoesMediaTv and three musicians had been reportedly invited to carry out at a digital birthday reward occasion at a studio round Ajah. As a result of distance, they determined to sleep over. Sadly, they had been mentioned to have handed away of their sleep,” the publish learn.
The matter was subsequently reported on the Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, whereas colleagues and buddies of the deceased have taken to social media to demand justice.
Pictures circulating on-line confirmed traces of blood across the noses, mouths, and ears of the victims, triggering public concern and hypothesis over the circumstances of their deaths.
Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, mentioned the case was reported on Wednesday by the studio proprietor, Akintayo Akinbola, who can be the husband of the celebrant.
In line with her, Akinbola instructed the police that he left the artistes in his studio, situated inside the HFP Procuring Complicated, on Tuesday night time after shopping for meals for them whereas they ready for a music live performance.
“He acknowledged that the artistes returned to the studio with the meals whereas he went residence. Nevertheless, at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, he returned and found that the studio door was locked from the within.
“Alarmed, he raised the alarm and the door was pressured open. Upon entry, the lifeless our bodies of the 4 artistes had been discovered contained in the studio,” Adebisi mentioned.
She added that detectives instantly visited the scene and documented their findings, noting that no seen indicators of violence had been noticed on the our bodies.
“The corpses had been taken to the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, the place a medical physician confirmed them lifeless. They had been later deposited on the Mainland Basic Hospital mortuary for post-mortem and preservation,” she mentioned.
Adebisi additionally disclosed that the case had been transferred to the State Legal Investigation Division, SCID, Panti, Yaba, for complete investigation to find out the precise reason for loss of life.
