Police begin probe after discovery of dead lovers in Ondo 

A man identified as Eric and his yet-to-be identified girlfriend have been found dead at an apartment located at Ayeyemi area of Ondo town in Ondo state. 

The lifeless bodies of the lovers were reportedly found stuck together.

The deceased were reportedly found dead by relatives who checked on them when the man did not answer his phone calls.

They were said to have looked through a window, spotted the bodies, and broke down the door to gain entry into the apartment.

A witness said the lovers might have been electrocuted as a generator was switched on at apartment and “a phone was seen charging on a socket placed on the bed”.

“It may be possible that they had contact with a naked wire, resulting in their electrocution,” the witness said.

Funmilayo Odunlami, Ondo police spokesperson, confirmed the incident.

She said the command has commenced an investigation to unravel the cause of their deaths.

“The man and the woman are lovers who were known by both relatives. They died in the room but they were not stuck together,” Odunlami said.

“We are yet to know the cause but  investigation had commenced.”