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  • Man dies in police cell

    •Police: he died in hospital

    A 45-year old man, Osifo Okeguare, has reportedly died in a police cell at the Ekpoma Divisional Police headquarters in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.

    It was gathered that the police allegedly detained him after his family could not raise the N20,000 demanded to release him on bail.

    An activist, Mr. Kola Edokpayi, alleged that the family raised N15,000, but the Investigation Police Officer (IPO) insisted on detaining the deceased.

    But police spokesman Chidi Nwabuzor said the late Osifo and Richard Femi, on February 10, were arrested while attempting to steal a motorcycle where it was parked.

    He said Osifo fell ill while in police cell and was taken to Eremosele Hospital in Ekpoma where he later died.

    Nwabuzor said his body was taken to Iruekpen General Hospital for autopsy.

    He appealed to the bereaved family to remain calm and law- abiding until the autopsy is made known.

     

  • Man dies inside swimming pool in Akure

    An unidentified man has reportedly died inside a swimming pool of a popular hotel on Ijapo Road, Akure, the Ondo State capital.

    It was learnt that the man was a guest at the hotel and decided to swim, but death struck him in the pool.

    Efforts by other swimmers to rescue him were unsuccessful.

    A hotel worker said the incident occurred but stressed that he was not on duty to give an accurate account of what actually transpired.

    The Hotel Manager, Rotimi Betiku, declined comment, but said the police had waded into the matter.

    Police spokesman Femi Joseph, a Superintendent of Police (SP), confirmed that the deceased lodged in the hotel with his two friends with whom he went for the fatal swim.

    According to him, the deceased was a novice in swimming, hence, his death.

    Joseph added that an autopsy and investigation had begun on the matter.

     

  • Man dies after being rescued from lagoon

    A man, who yesterday jumped into the Lagos lagoon, died shortly after being rescued.

    Attempts by paramedics to resuscitate him, after he was pulled out of the lagoon in Ebute Ero, Lagos, proved abortive.

    The Nation learnt that passersby saw him walking towards Lagos Island on Ebute Ero bridge. He jumped into the lagoon a few minutes later.

    The passersby were said to have raised the alarm, which attracted fishermen.

    The fishermen, it was gathered, dived into the water after him, while others contacted emergency workers.

    He was said to have been rescued unconscious about an hour later, but efforts to resuscitate him failed.

    A source said officials of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) arrived in their boats and took the man to where the paramedics’ ambulance was parked.

    “The incident occurred in the morning. People said they saw the man walking on the bridge towards the Island. He suddenly jumped into the lagoon. We were informed and fishermen dived into the water to rescue him.

    “He was rescued unconscious. He must have drunk a lot of water. LASWA officials came in their boat and took him away. We later heard that he has died,” the source added.

    The body has been handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU).

     

  • Man dies in Lagos flood

    A man, Wasiu Sakariyau, 20, was found dead in  flood at Abule Onilu, a neighbourhood in the Igando area Lagos State, shortly after a downpour.

    The deceased was said to have embarked on an early morning jogging with a friend along the road shortly after the downpour.

    He was said to have slipped and fell into a flooded canal.

    His unidentified friend, according to sources made futile efforts to rescue him from the flood.

    It was learnt that Sakariyau’s body was found three days later.

    A community leader, Ademola Salako said: ‘’He was fond of jogging around the neighbourhood every morning. On the day of the unfortunate incident, he waited for the downpour to stop before setting out with one of his friends on his routine jogging.

    ‘’It was while they were jogging around the canal that he mistakenly slipped and fell into the big gutter with flood water. His friend tried in vain to rescue him, but the water swept him away until three days later when his body was found.

    ‘’His body was taken to a public mortuary by the operatives of Lagos State Neighbourhood Security Corps (LSNSC).’’

  • Man dies in filling station

    A man identified as John Kalu yesterday fainted and died at Olupese Filling Station near Oshodi Bus Stop.

    Kalu, who lives in Ikotun, was said to be coming from Alimosho General Hospital.

    An eyewitness, who is a petrol attendant, told The Nation that Kalu crossed the road and sat near the dispenser.

    She said: “My dispenser was empty, so I allowed him to sit down. Few minutes later, we saw the man on the floor, but he had not died then. So we called the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA). Unfortunately, the man died before LASEMA came and they told us they could not attend to a dead person. We later called their Emergency Response Team (ERT) and they told us they were coming.

    “We can’t leave him here and close, we will have to push him to the roadside. Besides, our tanker can come in any time from now and the body is on the tanker’s pathway.”

    She said the man had no phone on him, adding: “The only thing we found with him was hospital documents from Alimosho General Hospital which bore his name and address. I wonder why the hospital would have allowed the man to leave their premises and died here. It is obvious he is not feeling fine.”

    Another eyewitness, who pleaded not to be named, said nobody knew where the man was coming from. He said it was only the documents on him that showed he was coming from the hospital.

    “I think he fell dizzy and had to sit down at the filling station for like 15 minutes to regain his strength. He fell on the floor, people rushed to him and tried to sit him up, but after a while, he fell down again and they had to call for emergency. But the man dropped dead before LASEMA came to the scene.”

    “Before LASEMA came to the scene, some area boys searched him and found some hospital documents from Alimosho General Hospital on him. They also found about N4, 000 with him, they took the cash and shared it among themselves. The LASEMA officials took the hospital documents and later brought them back,” he said.

  • Man dies in rum-drinking contest

    A man, simply identified as John, who reportedly staked a N500 bet to prove he could drink 20 sachets of rum, died before spending the money.

    John who was said to favour a particular brand of rum, reportedly said he could indulge his tastes and make some cheap money in the process.

    He died in a suburb of Aba popularly called Amanmong.

    An eyewitness said everything seemed to be going well as John started drinking and that people even cheering him on with hand-claps. The witnesses said the man kept going, his eyes on the N500 prize money.

    At the tenth sachet, John was said to have asked for a break. He was obliged and later continued.

    “At the 15th sachet he sat down and leaned on the wall of the shop where the competition was taking place,” it was said.

    John was said to have taken the 20th sachet and staggered home. He was declared dead in the morning.

    His corpse has been deposited at a nearby mortuary.

    Sources said they were not surprised that the drinker died that way.

    A friend of his, who refused to give his name, said John succeeded in embalming himself with the hot drink, adding that poverty in the country had a part to play in his friend’s suicidal demise.

    He said that people have been having such competitions around the suburb.

    “However, we have never seen or heard of anyone drinking 20 sachets of [that rum] before”.

    If the economy had been in good condition I don’t think any right-thinking man would like to embark on such a dangerous venture just to earn some money to feed his family.”

     

  • Man dies in beer parlour

    A man, Izora Michael (63), has slumped and died in a beer parlour at Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State.

    It was learnt that the man walked into the beer parlour and ordered for a bottle of beer.

    Sources said he was yet to take a sip of the beer when he slumped on his chair.

    He was rushed to a nearby clinic, where he was confirmed dead on arrival by health workers.

    Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident.

    He said the incident was reported at the Idiroko Police Divisional Headquarters by Mr. Matthew Emmanuel, the proprietor of the relaxation centre.

    Adejobi said detectives visited the scene and found nothing suspicious.

    He said the body was released to the deceased’s family for burial after they declined postmortem examination.

  • Man dies having sex with prostitute

    A middle-aged man, identified as Mr. Ogadinma Chukwu, has reportedly died in Aba, Abia State while having sex with a prostitute (name unknown) in one of the popular brothels on St. Michael’s Road, Aba.

    The incident, it was learnt, forced people at the brothel to flee. The area was deserted, as traders and shop owners closed businesses to avoid arrest.

    Although there has not been any medical report on the cause of the death, people were of the opinion that the man could have died, following cardiac arrest or exhaustion, as he was foaming.

    The Nation gathered that the prostitute, having noticed that her customer had slumped and died atop her, contacted her colleagues and the brothel workers, who dumped his body behind the brothel.

    It was learnt that officers from the Aba Central Police Station, in an effort to identify the deceased, recovered from him N20,000, a cheque book, ATM card and a Man ‘O’ War identity card bearing the name, Mr. Ogadinma Chukwu.

    The manager, Mr. Nnamdi, was not around when our correspondent visited the brothel.

    The outgoing commander, Man ‘O’ War, Aba, Mr. Uche Egbuziem, identified Chukwu as a member of the proscribed Man ‘O’ War Association of Nigeria. He said the deceased and some members of the defunct group still used their old identity cards as a cover up.

    Police spokesman Geoffrey Ogbonna could not be reached for comments, but a senior police officer said the body had been deposited in an undisclosed mortuary, pending autopsy to determine the cause of the death.

  • Man dies in Aba road accidents

    An unidentified man has been killed in two accidents in Aba, Abia State.

    The victim was hit by two vehicles around 5pm on Wednesday at Brass Junction on the Aba-Owerri road, beside the State Polytechnic.

    An eyewitness, simply identified as Chizoba, said the drivers of both vehicles were trying to escape from the State Task Force on Environment and Allied Matters when they hit the victim.

    The first vehicle that hit the victim was an L300 commercial bus.

    It was learnt that the victim died on the spot.

    Another eyewitness, Uchenna Nwokoma, said the victim was a staff of Aba North Local Government Council.

    Nwokoma said the victim was among the council workers, who distributed fertiliser to farmers in the local government.

    No identification card was found on the man and his handset was missing.

    The Task Force Chairman, Capt. Awa Udensi (rtd.), said he was out of town and could not say much about the incident.

    He said he was told that the taskforce arrested a bus driver, who ran away after knocking down a pedestrian on the Aba-Owerri road.