The decomposing remains of a chef, Eric Ekpeyong, have been found in a room belonging to his employer on Akintan Street, in Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the 50-year-old was employed to cook for one Remi, who had been suffering from an undisclosed ailment.
The incident was reported at the Surulere Police Station as personnel of the command were mobilised to the scene.
Remi’s brother, identified as Oluwaseyi, was said to have received a call from a resident that Ekpeyong’s corpse was found in the house.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Ekpeyong’s remains were discovered about a week after he died, adding that until his death, the victim had been ill and ignored advice to treat himself.
He said;
He was a house help catering to Mr Remi. He was climbing the staircase when we observed that he was breathing heavily and we advised him to treat himself. The way he behaved showed that something was wrong with his health, but he ignored the warnings and laughed them off.
All of a sudden, we heard that he was dead. At first, we thought that it was the person he was looking after that died, but we later saw his corpse in his room a week after he died and the police were informed.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, revealed the death of Ekpeyong was ‘a case of sudden and unnatural death’, adding that his corpse had been taken to a mortuary.
He noted that preliminary investigation showed that there was ‘no foul play was discovered in his death.’
