The corpse of Oreoluwa Fatinoye, the son of the couple allegedly killed on New Year’s Day in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been recovered from a river on Tuesday.
The deceased was reportedly killed and thrown into a river along the Adigbe-Obada road in Abeokuta after he was kidnapped by the assailants who killed his parents.
The couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, reportedly died during the incident that occurred at their residence located within the Ibara Government Reservation Area (GRA), Abeokuta.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred shortly after the couple returned from crossover service to usher in the New Year.
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The wife was a staff at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), while the husband was employed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The decomposing body of Oreoluwa was discovered floating on the river by fishermen on Tuesday morning.
Oreoluwa and the housemaid were reportedly kidnapped by the assailants, and the two were later thrown into a river along the Adigbe-Obada area of the town.
Our correspondent observed both hands of the deceased were tired with rope to his back, apparently before he was thrown into the river.
The fisherman, Idowu Taiwo, who discovered the corpse, said the lifeless body was found floating on the river while he was preparing for the day’s work.
“On Monday, we heard that someone was thrown into this river, but this morning, while we were preparing for work, the police approached us and pleaded with us to inform them any time we discover the body.
“But this morning, around 7:30am, we discovered the body while we were checking on our equipment in the river. I called someone to help us get the number of the PPRO to tell him that we had discovered the body.
“Not long after, the police came, and we showed them the body after we had brought it to the river bank,” Idowu said.
The Daily Trust reports that the police later took the corpse of Oreoluwa away in the presence of a family member of the Fatinoyes.
The police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the command had commenced an investigation into the deaths of the Fatinoyes.
