SP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abeokuta, saying that the incident occured at 2:00pm on Thursday.
Odutola explained a bottle of alcoholic drink (Lakoko) and another bottle of snipper was found beside the deceased in the hotel room.
She noted that on Thursday at 3:00pm , the owner of Authentic hotel on Soyoye road reported a suicide incident to the Divisional Police Officer of Lafenwa police station.
” He stated that around 2:00 pm of that same day, his manager raised an alarm at the hotel and informed him about a customer later identified as Lanre Ogungbe, who had come to the hotel for a short rest.
” The receptionist, after noticing that the customer had not been seen, went to check on him and discovered his lifeless body on the bed.
” She immediately notified the manager, who then alerted the hotel owner.
” They condoned off the scene , leaving the exhibits untouched before the complainant further made a formal report of the incident to the police,” she said.
Omolola stressed that detectives reacted swiftly, and found the deceased on the bed, alongside an empty bottle of Lakoko alcohol and another bottle of Snipper, which are suspected to have been consumed by him.
” There were no signs of violence found on his body.
” His remains was evacuated to General Hospital , Ijaye for medical examination where he was pronounced dead and his body deposited in Ijaye Morgue for a post-mortem examination.
” A thorough investigation is ongoing,” she said.
