A 29-year-old man, Quadri Mohammed, has gone into hiding after the mysterious death of his 26-year-old girlfriend, Precious Mogaji, in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
According to a statement released on Monday by the spokesperson of the Oyo State Police Command, Olayinka Ayanlade, the police have launched a full investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.
The incident reportedly came to light around 12:05 a.m. when a good Samaritan alerted authorities after discovering Mogaji lying motionless at the entrance of her boyfriend’s room.
Police officers from the Ojoo Division, including a patrol team and the incident duty officer, were immediately dispatched to the scene following the report.
Upon arrival, officers found the victim’s lifeless body lying on the floor at the doorway of the suspect’s room. The body was carefully examined, photographed, and the scene properly documented as part of standard investigative procedures.
After the preliminary examination, the body was evacuated to a hospital and deposited at the morgue, where an autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.
Ayanlade clarified that the incident occurred in the Oguntula area of Ojoo, Ibadan, and not in Akobo, as initially reported by some media outlets.
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He also dismissed circulating reports suggesting that the case involved a husband attempting to place his wife’s body in the trunk of a car, describing such claims as false narratives.
During the course of the investigation, police discovered that the victim’s boyfriend, Quadri Mohammed, had fled the scene and is currently at large. Authorities say efforts are ongoing to track down and apprehend him.
The police command has urged members of the public with useful information that could aid the investigation to report to the nearest police station or contact the state command.
Meanwhile, the command assured residents that updates will be provided as investigations progress and advised the public to disregard misleading reports circulating on social media.
In a related incident last September, a 45-year-old mother of two, Bunmi Ojo, was reported dead in the Akilapa area of Olodo, Ibadan after she suddenly began coughing while with a male visitor.
According to reports from an Ibadan-based radio station, Crest FM, Ojo was rushed to the hospital by a neighbour but was later confirmed dead. The male visitor, believed to have met her online, allegedly attempted to flee when they returned from the hospital but was stopped by residents.
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