CRIME & COURT

Mother discovers daughter’s decomposing corpse

Onwabhagbe Cordelia, the mother to 21-year-old Augusta Osedion, an undergraduate of Lead University, Ibadan, Oyo State, had discovered her daughter’s corpse in a decomposing state at her boyfriend’s house, located in the Ajah area of Lagos.

Augusta’s boyfriend, Benjamin, had murdered her and fled. He has confessed to the crime even though on the run and promised to turn himself in.

Benjamin said he killed Augusta due to “pain and betrayal, cheating, toxicity and all.”

He denied her genital was missing. “None of her body parts went missing,” he said.

Explaining how the incident happened, Benjamin said, “We got into a fight and argument regarding something I rather not say in order to protect her image and respect for the dead.

“But all that which led into argument and fight which led to her carrying a knife and stabbing then happened, which I wished never happened. I ran out of fear. I stabbed someone and didn’t know what to do at that point but nothing was intentional and none of her body parts was cut out.

“I deeply regret and will give up myself and say nothing but the truth as I know I have only a few days on earth and only the truth can bring me peace and bring God’s acceptance.

He added, “I contacted her mom, yesterday, as well and I’m going to turn myself in and believe I deserve death now but regardless of anything, the truth deserves to be said.”

According to the deceased’s mother, Augusta had called her that she had quarreled with Benjamin. Cordelia’s intervention failed. The mother became jittery after failing to reach Augusta and her boyfriend on the phone. Augusta’s friend, who knows Benjamin led the mother and the police to the apartment, where the door was forced open.

The police said they had evacuated Augusta’s corpse to the mortuary.

 

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