The couple were said to be with their domestic worker on the evening of Saturday when the state governorship and House of Assembly elections were held, when the unidentified persons invaded the premises and killed the couple.
Some unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed a former permanent secretary in Ogun State, Adefemi Egbeoluwa, and his wife, Oluwafunmilayo, in their residence when they struck at Allen Avenue, in the Ikeja area of Lagos, South West Nigeria.
The couple were said to be with their domestic worker on the evening of Saturday when the state governorship and House of Assembly elections were held, when the unidentified persons invaded the premises and killed the couple.
The assailants after killing the couple beat the domestic worker to coma and fled, before residents who got the wind of the incident went and reported to the police, PUNCH reports.
A source who confirmed the incident said the police came and took lifeless bodies of the couple and unconscious domestic worker to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital where she had been placed on admission.
The source said, “A day after the governorship and state House of Assembly elections, someone raised the alarm that his aged parents, Adeyemi Egbeoluwa, 72, and his mother, Oluwafunmilayo, were discovered murdered at their residence off Bamishile Street, Allen, Ikeja.
“He reported the case to the police and when they got there, they found his father and mother lifeless with marks of violence on their bodies. What we gathered was that the aged couple were found in a pool of blood and the housemaid taking care of them was found unconscious with bruises on her face and body.
“The housemaid was taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where she is currently receiving treatment. We learnt that the police found a machete, plank of wood, one nose mask, a touch light, and one ID card at the victims’ residence.”
Lamenting over the tragic development, one Adegbenro Adebanjo, in a post on Facebook, said the Lagos State Police Command was suspecting a case of murder as the domestic worker was found with critical injuries.
Adebanjo wrote, “On Saturday, March 18, 2023, Adefemi Egbeoluwa, a former permanent secretary in the government of Ogun State, and his wife were found dead in their Ikeja, Lagos apartment.
“Their domestic help was found critically wounded, leading the police to conclude that the couple was murdered by yet-to-be-known persons.
“May your killers never find peace; may they be hounded by their heinous crime and eventually made to pay the ultimate price. May the Lord grant your families and friends the fortitude to bear this loss.”
Meanwhile, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the killing of the couple.
Hundeyin said when contacted, “The domestic worker is still alive. The investigation is actively ongoing."