A fastrising gospel artiste, Matthew Ogundele, and three other creatives have been found dead inside a music studio.
The victims are identified as Matthew Ogundele, Itunu Ogundele, Joseph Sanya, and a blogger, Matthew Awosanya.
According to report, the victims were invited to perform on the second day of a birthday praise programme organised by a female gospel artiste, Olanireti Akinbola.
The birthday session ran late into the night and the crew decided to sleep over in the studio because of the distance from their homes. Their lifeless bodies were discovered inside the studio located at Abraham Adesanya area of Ajah, Lagos State.
The mother of one of the victims found dead has cried out for justice. In an emotional video uploaded on Facebook, by content creator Seyizy Sho, she appealed to Nigerians.
“Nigerians, please help me. Matthew went to a show. They left on Tuesday. There were four of them. When we got to the venue in Ajah, we did not find them. We kept calling their mobile numbers non-stop, but they did not pick up”.
“When we got to Ajah two days ago, we had to look for where they organised the show. We searched around before we found their corpses.
“Please help me. Come to my aid. Do not let me suffer in vain. Look at how they destroyed their lives. I do not know what they gave them to eat.
“The four of them who slept in the studio died. Look at how they were swollen and peeling. Please, I am the mother of Matthew Segun Praise.”
“The convener invited some gospel artistes to minister during her three-day birthday praise, which started on Monday. Segun Praise was scheduled to minister on the second day, and he came with his crew. The session started in the evening and ran late, so they decided to stay overnight in the studio. It was the following morning that we heard that their lifeless bodies were found in the studio.”