Abdulwaheed Lamidi, 55, died while staying with his girlfriend at the City International Motel, Council Bus-Stop, in Ikotun, Lagos State.
Lamidi and his 32-year-old lover met online and agreed to enter into a romantic relationship after a series of conversations.
The lovers’ relationship was said to have flourished when they decided to meet physically.
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The lady travelled from her home in another state to meet Lamidi at the motel on Saturday, Punch Metro reports.
The lovers were said to have spent the night together in a room.
However, things changed on Sunday morning.
According to a source, the lovers were in the room when the girlfriend ran out to call for help.
He went on to say that when some motel workers rushed into the room, they discovered Lamidi lying motionless on the floor.
“The girl said the man wanted to enter the toilet but slumped and fell on the ground. A doctor that works in a hospital close to the motel was called and when the doctor got to the room, he certified the man dead.
“The girl said she came to Lagos to meet the man as he promised to marry her; she came with some property and had the intention of moving into his house to be his live-in lover. Instead of going to the man’s house, they went to the hotel and they were in the room when the girl ran out to call for help because the man slumped.
“So, when people rushed into the room, they found him lying unconscious on the ground. The incident happened around 8.40am on Sunday but the girl arrived from another state on Saturday. The girl said she met the man online and that they had been chatting,” the source added.
The body was taken to a mortuary, while the woman was arrested and questioned.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officer who confirmed the incident, stated that the suspect refused to involve her parents in the investigation.
He said, “We have contacted the deceased’s family and they have shown up. They are applying to just get their corpse. They said they were not interested in any criminal investigation but the command is still considering their application through its legal department.
“A decision is yet to be taken, but the corpse has been deposited in a mortuary. The lady is still in our custody and has declined to give us the contact details of her family because she doesn’t want them to know what happened.”
