An autopsy report is being awaited by the Lagos State Police Command to clear the air on the cause of death of an electrician, Idris Lasisi.
Idris was found dead in the attic of a pharmacy on Abraham Adesanya Low Cost Housing Estate in Ajah on Monday.
The family of the deceased alleged that he was murdered, claiming that there were bloodstains in his mouth and neck while his phone was not found.
But the pharmacist, identified only as Bayo, claimed that the father of one was electrocuted.
It was gathered that Bayo was being quizzed by the police at the Ogombo division on the circumstances surrounding the electrician’s death.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Bayo had engaged Idris to do some electrical work at the pharmacy on Saturday.
At about 7pm, the 33-year-old was said to have called his wife on the telephone, informing her that he was rounding off.
The wife, Bunmi Lasisi, explained that after awaiting his return for hours, she called his line, but it indicated that it was not reachable.
She said she went to bed, thinking he had gone to pass the night at his elder brother’s residence in Lakowe, Ajah.
Bayo, who spoke briefly with our correspondent on the telephone from the station, absolved himself of any wrongdoing, saying the blood from the corpse could be due to decomposition.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti, said investigation had commenced into the incident, adding that an autopsy would be conducted on the deceased to ascertain the cause of death.
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