A trader has reportedly been found dead in his apartment from what residents suspect to have been fumes from a fire incident that happened in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos State on Saturday.
According to Punch Metro, the 35-year-old trader, identified only as Timothy, had sold men and women’s belts, and had been discovered dead at about 4pm in his apartment on that faithful day.
He was discovered 4 days later when a customer came to his apartment, meeting it unlocked.
It was later gathered that at about 12am on Wednesday, neighbours had raised alarm about a fire in the adjoining apartment, and quickly mobilising to put it out, they all rushed out to take fresh air, allowing the smoke to subside.
Timothy, who hailed from Benue State, was nowhere to be found as his room was locked and residents felt he had also gone out.
However, Timothy had been discovered dead in his room on Saturday, four days after the fire.
A neighbour, identifying himself as Akeem Mustapha, said the fire started from a candle stick in an adjacent room, adding that the deceased’s room was stocked with belts and the smoke might have choked Timothy to death.
“We do not know any of Timothy’s relatives. That is the challenge. Also, his phone cannot be found. About five years ago, his elder brother fell ill and died. As it is, the police have arrested his neighbour, identified as mama boys, for arson.
“What we heard on that night was the alarm that fire had started. So, everyone mobilised and came out to put out the fire. We did not know Timothy was inside the room. It was on the fourth day when a customer came that he was found dead.”
Another neighbour, whose name was withheld said they had scolded Mama Boye for not reporting the incident to the police promptly, which was why the police were suspecting her of complicity in the trader’s death.
“The woman did not know that the trader was inside his room. Ordinarily, Timothy was supposed to run out too when the alarm was raised. But nobody saw him. When the woman did not see him the next day, she was supposed to have called the police’s attention, but it was a customer on Saturday who discovered the man was dead in his room.”
May his soul rest in peace.
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