A 39-year-old man has allegedly killed the mother of his two children and partner of over seven years at their residence in Lagos.
The man identified as CHRIS NDUKWE was also found dead inside their apartment within Victory Point Estate, Ilasan, Lagos.
The incident was reported at the Ilasan Police Station at about 4PM yesterday, after the bodies of CHRIS NDUKWE and 25-year-old OLAMIDE ALLI were found dead.
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, BALA ELKANA, said the woman was found in a pool of blood, with deep cuts on her head, while the man is believed to have drank a poisonous substance.
ELKANA said the crime scene was immediately sealed for forensic analysis, while two blood stained kitchen knives, two empty bottles of the poisonous substances, three empty cans of an energy drink and a plier were recovered from the scene.
The Police Public Relations Officer also said the two dead bodies have been deposited in a public mortuary for autopsy.
He said information gathered form some family members revealed that the couples have two boys, ages 7 and 3.
While the man lives in Victory Point Estate Ilasan, the woman lives in Ogba.
The woman is said to have visited the man alongside her 22 years old sister, a night before the incident, on his invitation.
Her sister was the first to have noticed that the couples were dead and raised alarm.
In her statement, the sister in-law said she was woken up by a loud music from the room where the corpses were found, as herself and the kids slept in a different room.
Police spokesman said it was not yet clear what might her triggered the alleged murder.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered a thorough investigation into the case.