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Posted By Admin On November 21st, 2024

Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one Sunday Abidoye, whose lifeless body was discovered in a hotel on Wednesday in the Sagamu area of the state.

The Command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, made this disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Abeokuta, the state capital.

Odutola said the hotel’s Chief Security Officer, CSO, who preferred to be addressed as Oluwole, reported the incident regarding the discovery of the deceased customer to the police.

“On receiving the report, a team of detectives visited the scene and on arrival found the body of the deceased already placed inside a car outside the hotel.

“At that point it was being prepared to be taken to the morgue by his family,” Odutola said.

According to her, the deceased’s brother, Jimoh Godday, residing in Imota Town in Lagos State, informed the police team that his brother had arrived in Nigeria from the U.S. on Saturday.

“He mentioned that he had called him (Abidoye) on Monday, and after not getting a response, he visited the hotel.

“He also said after knocking on the door severally, he requested a spare key from the hotel manager to enter the room, where they discovered his brother’s lifeless body.

“Various drugs and traditional medicine were recovered from the room.

“The centre of the bed was soaked with a liquid-like substance.

“Also, a friend of the deceased, Ogunmonti Ogunwole, confirmed that he accompanied the deceased to purchase nine different types of medication the previous day due to his complaints of illness,” Odutola explained.

The Police image maker added that the deceased’s remains had been evacuated to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH morgue in Sagamu for an autopsy.

She also revealed that no known cause of death had been arrived at yet, adding that the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, CID, for discreet investigation.

Odutola, however, advised that people should shun the use of drugs without following necessary medical prescriptions.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2024/11/21/police-confirm-death-of-man-in-ogun-hotel-room/