Earlyface

A 35 year old housewife reportedly died
mysteriously a few days after she gave birth to
a set of twins on Aya-Oye Street, Ejiigbo, a
suburb of Lagos..
It was alleged that after she got pregnant, her
married lover, identified simply as Fatai, took
her to the home of a single mother (names
withheld) in Aya-Oye Street, Ejigbo, to cover up
the shame.
It was learnt that Joy already had 3 children
from her estranged husband who resides
somewhere in Surulere before she became
pregnant for Fatai who resides at Abaranje in
Ikotun area.
A neighbour, Iya Kubirat said:
“I can’t say what was responsible for her death
because the incident occurred a few days after
she was delivered of the babies in a hospital
and was brought back to the woman’s flat.
She was found dead, foaming in her mouth on
top of a bed in one of the rooms in the flat.
“When the woman who harboured her in the flat
heard the babies crying, she went to Joy’s
room to find out what was happening only to
discover that Joy was dead. She raised an
alarm which attracted neighbours. I was among
the people who rushed to the flat. The cause of
Joy’s death could not be immediately
ascertained as there was no report of autopsy
from any doctor.”
However, the woman who harboured Joy
contacted her husband and family members to
come get her corpse but they rejected her
corpse. She then contacted Fatai who showed
up at the place and also refused to take
responsibility for her burial.
It was gathered that Fatai explained that he did
not marry her as hence would not accept the
corpse for burial, despite being the father of the
twins.
The deceased’s corpse was later deposited at
Isolo General Hospital mortuary after Joy’s
elder sister arrived.
Meanwhile, the twin babies were handed over
to Fatai who took them to his house at Ikotun.