The family of a deceased woman, Anajekwulum Obiageli, is currently owing over N170,000 in mortuary expenses after the police in Lagos State refused to move the corpse for an autopsy seven months after her death. 38-year-old Obiageli, who hailed from the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, died on January 21, 2015.
She reportedly died after her husband, identified only as Ikechukwu, allegedly brutalised her during an altercation on Okoye Close, Iba Housing Estate, in the Iyana Oba area. Our correspondent gathered that the matter was reported at the Ojo Police Division, and Ikechukwu was arrested.
After the suspect’s arrest, the case was said to have been transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, from where it was taken to a magistrate’s court.
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The case file had been forwarded to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions for advice, while the accused was remanded in prison. Our correspondent learnt that since January, when Obiageli’s corpse was deposited in the morgue of the Badagry General Hospital, the police had yet to take it to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where an autopsy would be carried out.
It was gathered that the investigating police officer of the case at the SDCI allegedly demanded money from the family for mobilisation, and had kept postponing the movement of the corpse, while the mortuary expenses accumulated.
It was learnt that the family had paid about N50,000 for mortuary expenses, while they still owed over N170,000. Our correspondent gathered that Obiageli, a graduate of Economics from a university in Enugu State, had been living with the accused since 2010.
She reportedly died after her husband, identified only as Ikechukwu, allegedly brutalised her during an altercation on Okoye Close, Iba Housing Estate, in the Iyana Oba area. Our correspondent gathered that the matter was reported at the Ojo Police Division, and Ikechukwu was arrested.
After the suspect’s arrest, the case was said to have been transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, from where it was taken to a magistrate’s court.
Continue to read more
The case file had been forwarded to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions for advice, while the accused was remanded in prison. Our correspondent learnt that since January, when Obiageli’s corpse was deposited in the morgue of the Badagry General Hospital, the police had yet to take it to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where an autopsy would be carried out.
It was gathered that the investigating police officer of the case at the SDCI allegedly demanded money from the family for mobilisation, and had kept postponing the movement of the corpse, while the mortuary expenses accumulated.
It was learnt that the family had paid about N50,000 for mortuary expenses, while they still owed over N170,000. Our correspondent gathered that Obiageli, a graduate of Economics from a university in Enugu State, had been living with the accused since 2010.
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