Police recover four bodies in Asaba, Delta State apartment

Tragedy struck in Asaba, Delta State as four persons in an apartment were discovered dead at a compound located at the Rich Man Garden Estate, behind the Anglican Girls Grammar School, Asaba.

The Police Command in Delta State has confirmed the recovery of the bodies of four persons in an apartment in Asaba on July 23.

Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, confirmed the tragic development to journalists on Friday in Asaba, adding that the corpses would be subjected to autopsy to ascertain the cause of death.

Inuwa said that the police were alerted to the accident scene by neighbours who discovered the five occupants of the apartment dead.

Inuwa revealed that one of the victims was discovered to be unconscious and was rushed to the hospital while the remaining four were confirmed dead.

“We have since evacuated the corpses to the Federal Medical Centre mortuary for autopsy.

“We hope that the fifth victim who is currently unconscious survives so that he can help the police in investigations.

“Meanwhile, the police have commenced an investigation into the incident,” Inuwa said.

A resident of the area said that the surviving victim, known as Maxwell was still unconscious when the police arrived at the scene, adding that the five persons were new in the neighbourhood as they only moved into the apartment on July 21.

The four dead victims, three males and female identities were not yet known, but there are speculations that the deaths may be attributed to the emission of carbon monoxide from a generator.

Chairman of the Rich Man Garden Estate, Mr Clement Okafor,  told journalists that he suspected the victims may have died from carbon fumes from a generator.

“Although nobody knows what actually led to the tragic deaths, however, we cannot rule out the fumes from the generator, which was on throughout the night,” Okafor added.