A businessman and a young woman were found d3ad in an apartment in the Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State.
It was gathered that the lovers were nak3d when their lifeless bodies were discovered in the man’s room on Friday, April 18, 2025.
The spokesperson of the Kogi State Police Command, SP William Aya, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, gave the names of the deceased persons as Sheriff Salifu and Blessing Adama, both from Ankpa.
Blessing was said to be a student of the Kogi State College of Education.
The PPRO, who described the incident as sudden and unnatural, said the command has launched an investigation to ascertain the cause of their d3aths.
“One Salisu Ibrahim from Alo in Ankpa came to the station about 12 pm, where he reported that his tenant, one Sheriff Salifu, did not come out of his room as usual at about 09:31 am,” the PPRO stated.
“So, the brother to the deceased entered the room through the ceiling and met his brother and one Blessing Adama of Ojogobi Road Ankpa lying lifeless in the room. Both deceased were seen naked.
“The Divisional Police Officer in Ankpa detailed detectives and they moved to the scene were they saw the body, took photograph and took the deceased persons to the zonal hospital Ankpa before they were confirmed d3ad.
“They were also taken for postmortem examination. But the family of Sheriff requested that the body should be released to them. So, he has been buried according to Islamic rite while the remains of Blessing Adama are still deposited at the mortuary,” he said.
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