By AbdulRahman Obaje
The skeleton of 45 years old Preacher, Esere Okilo was found in his residence 15 months after he was declared missing.
The discovery was by one of his concerned female relatives, who was having accomodation issues and decided to check on the residence of his brother by looking through the window and found the skeleton of his brother sitting on the toilet seat with only singlet on.
Residents of the Jacob Beredugo street along the Osiri area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital were on wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 night thrown into shock and confusion following the discovery.
The discovery, which occurred on Wednesday night, threw lots of residents into confusion as many claimed they were not aware and did not perceive any foul odour of a decomposing corpse.
When journalists visited the street on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 afternoon, residents were seen gathered in groups discussing the sad fate of the deceased known as a loner and a man of God.
Journalists gathered that the deceased was staying in a compound housing two flats. While he stays in one, his senior brother and his wife occupy the other.
”The two brothers were not on talking terms as he was reported to always refer to the brother and the wife as a bewitched duo.”
It was gathered that a few months ago, the immediate family had a meeting expressing concern over his whereabouts and declared him missing. But some other family members thought he had gone on one of his usual church pilgrimages.
Another neighbour confirmed to our correspondent that the Operatives of the Ekeki division of the Bayelsa Police Command, who came to evacuated the skeleton of the deceased, arrested the senior brother on the alleged suspicion of covering up the death of the deceased.
While a police source told this correspondent that preliminary chat with workers at the Federal Medical Center morgue claimed that there were signs of formalin sprinkled on the corpse to cover up the foul smell coming from the apartment. Another eyewitness claimed the skeleton was locked in the toilet from inside.
The deceased, Esere Okilo is from Nembe-Bassambiri in Bayelsa State.