Former Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) David Shikfu Paradang, has been confirmed dead in Abuja.
The Close Circuit Television (CCTV) footage obtained from Joy House Hotel, Abuja indicated that initial claims that he was abducted by unknown gunmen in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were false.
A message, which circulated earlier, indicated that Parandang was kidnapped last night by unknown gunmen who allegedly took him at gunpoint to an unknown destination.
The message, which appeared to have been shared in a WhatsApp group, appealed to members to pray for him.
But details gathered by our correspondent showed that the deceased had gone to the hotel at Area 3 in Durumi in his black Mercedes Benz and proceeded to book a room which cost N22,000.
It was gathered that Parandang, from the CCTV obtained by police investigators, was waiting for a female companion who he asked one of the hotel staff members to take to his room upon her arrival.
The Nation gathered that after two hours in the room, the female companion left but the retired NIS boss did not come down.
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“No one suspected anything until this morning when one of his friends, a top military officer, traced his location to the hotel.
“He got there, saw his car parked and said he was looking for the owner of the car. The hotel staff told him the owner was in his room.
“It was when they eventually opened the door that they saw him sitting on the chair, dead,” said a source.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, confirmed that the former NIS boss was not kidnapped.
A statement by the spokesperson for the command said the clarification became necessary following the wrong information flying about.