The suspect, Isiaka Akanbi, 55, however denied killing the deceased, Raliatu Kareem, 62, of House 15, Ope-Ewe Street, Ijaye Agbado, Lagos.
According to the suspect, the woman came to his place and died there.
Worried that he might be accused of killing the woman, Akanbi collected Kareem’s property; handset, bangles, ring and buried them in the soil behind his house.
The case however became complicated after police went to Marine Bridge, where Akanbi said he abandoned the woman’s corpse, but could not find it.
According to the police, Akanbi, who has his healing centre at Lawani Street, Olodi Apapa area of Lagos, like the deceased is indigene of Ilorin, Kwara State. Akanbi and Kareem have known each other for over 28 years.
A police source said: “On October, 25, Kareem went to her elder sister’s place, Risikatu Raheem. Risikatu’s daughter had just put to bed, at the Olodi Apapa area. Kareem stayed till 6pm at her sister’s place on Salubi Street, Olodi Apapa before she left. She said she was heading to the native doctor’s place. She was murdered that same evening. Akanbi also buried her personal effects in the backyard, so that the alleged incident would not be traced to him.”
Two days after Kareem had not returned home as she promised, the family became worried and went in search of her.
When her kids could not find her at her sister’s place, they went to check at the alfa’s workshop, where they got to find out the truth.
The case was reported at the Tolu Police Station and during interrogation, Akanbi denied killing the woman, stressing that she slumped and died in his place.
Akanbi added that when he realised the woman was dead, he buried her personal effects to erase any trace of her in his house and took the corpse to Marine Bridge, there he abandoned there.
The deceased’s kids believed that Akanbi dumped their mother’s corpse inside the lagoon, since they could not find the corpse where Akanbi said he abandoned it.
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