Easter Salifu
The Lagos state police command has confirmed that it has commenced investigation to the circumstances surrounding the death of a 62 year old businessman identified as Onyejekwe Izuchukwu , who came to Nigeria for business.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed this when contacted.
Hundeyin said, “Izuchukwu was found lifeless on the floor of the hotel room. A doctor confirmed him dead and his (Izuchukwu) corpse has been deposited in a morgue in Ikeja for autopsy. The command has commenced an investigation into the case.”
Recall June 9, 2024, a man identified as Onyejekwe Izuchukwu who was based in Texas, USA, returned to Nigeria and was said to have lodged in the hotel in Ikoyi while engaging in the business activities that brought him back to the country before he was found dead in the hotel.
Speaking to PUNCH, a source who preferred anonymity said: “He (Izuchukwu) was a customer, who lodged in the hotel on June 6, 2024, and was found dead in his hotel room on June 9, 2024, around 7 pm by a cleaner in the hotel.
“It was the Assistant Chief Security Officer of the hotel located in Ikoyi who reported that Onyejekwe Izuchukwu, 62, was found dead on the floor of the room he lodged to the police.
“Despite discovering him in that state, a doctor was also invited to assess him and it was the doctor who confirmed him dead.”
