A middle-aged man identified as Eric and his yet-to-be-identified girlfriend have been found dead in their room at their residence in Ondo.
Channels TV reports that they were found dead on Saturday in the man’s apartment located Ayeyemi area of the city in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state
According to the report, some neighbours and residents of the area said that the couple had put on a generating set and charged a phone in a socket placed on the bed.
They suggested it was possible that the woman’s chain made contact with the socket, resulting in electrocution.
A resident simply identified as Ayo narrated that Eric’s relatives found the bodies when they checked on him after he didn’t answer his phone.
He said, on getting to his residence, they looked through the window and saw the bodies, and then broke down the door to gain access into the house.
The spokesperson of Ondo State Police Command, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya has confirmed the incident.
She stated that the deceased had been dating each other for about two years now and both families are aware of their relationship.
Their remains have been evacuated and deposited at the morgue in a nearby hospital.