The Lagos Police Command has confirmed
the death of Adekemi Faboro was natural.
She was alleged to have been killed by her
facebook lover, Ezekiel Adekunle. Recounting
the incident that led to Adekemi Faboro’s
death, the lover of the deceased said this
was the second time he was visiting his
daughter, Adekemi in Lagos.
But the alleged suspect, Ezekiel Adekunle
said, “I met her sometime between
September and October 2014, on facebook
and we began to chat. Early this year, she
visited me at my base in Shagamu and spent
two days. She actually came on a Friday and
went back to Lagos on Saturday.
“He added he has an apartment in Shagamu,
but his wife and two kids live in Ibadan. He
was in Lagos to spend the weekend with
Adekemi Faboro.
It all began at mid might when Adekemi
began to complain of headache. Suddenly
she started coughing. She coughed for a long
while. It was when the cough persisted that
Ezekiel knocked the door of her co-tenant for
help.
Adekemi was rushed to a nearby hospital.
After examining her, she was transferred to
the General Hospital. This time, her cough
was getting worse. With the assistance of her
neighbour, they took her to Ifako General
Hospital, Agege, Lagos. By the time the
doctor could attend to her, she had passed
on.
Immediately, police were contacted and
Ezekiel Adekunle was arrested by Area G
Police men and was later transferred to Pen
Cinema Police Station.
ENCOMIUM Weekly contacted the Lagos
Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), DSP
Kenneth Nwosu on Monday, March 23, 2015,
on the issue which he confirmed but declined
comment on details.
“Yes, it happened but I can’t make any
comment because I don’t have adequate
information. But the only thing I can tell you
is that the suspect has been transferred to
Adekunle Police Station, Panti, Yaba, Lagos.”
ENCOMIUM Weekly visited the State Criminal
Investigative Department (SCID) Panti Yaba,
Lagos, on the Thursday, March 26, 2015,
where the case was transferred to for further
investigation. The officer we spoke with was
in charge of murder cases. He asked that his
name should not be published, but confirmed
the incident.
He said the autopsy confirmed the deceased
died of cardiac arrest and as such, it was
natural and does not have anything to do
with the suspect. He added that Adekunle
was exposed to his family for having extra
marital affair.
He further said the circumstances that
surrounded the death of his facebook lover
was meant to teach him a lesson and also
expose him to his wife. It was so unfortunate
for him. He also said Mr. Ezekiel Adekunle
would be released soon.
ENCOMIUM Weekly contacted the Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu
on Friday, March 27, 2015, to confirm the
autopsy result. He said he couldn’t comment
on it until the general elections are over.
- MATILDA ALOYSIUS