Cultist kills lover, dumps her corpse in well

Homicide detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department[SCID], Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria, have arrested a suspected cultist, who murdered his lover and threw her corpse in a well at the Igando area of the state. The 27-year-old suspect, Yemi, allegedly a member of a deadly cult group 'Black axe', was said to have beaten his girlfriend to death after accusing her of dating a rival cult member in the area.

The sad incident which happened on December 30th, 2016, shocked and angered residents of the area. The body of the lady was discovered when a neighbour went to the well to fetch water. He raised the alarm attracting the attention of other tenants. It was revealed that the suspect after committing the crime, went inside his apartment and started parking his belongings. He was desperate to escape before the residents caught him and handed him over to the policemen at the Igando police station.

The remains of the young lady was later removed from the well by the officials of the state Fire Fighters and deposited at the Igando General Hospital's Mortuary. The Lagos state Police Public Relation Officer[PPRO], Dolapo Badmos confirmed the incident, he added that the suspect had been transferred to the SCID for further investigations on the matter.