A
policeman, Sergeant Godspower Okoro’s corpse has been deposited at the Mainland
General Hospital, Lagos State, for an autopsy to unravel the cause of his
death.
We learnt that Okoro, who was attached to the Alausa Police Division, was
found dead in his rented apartment on Baale Street, Ojodu Berger, around 8am on
Sunday.
It
was gathered that the policeman had returned from duty around 7pm on Friday,
reportedly drunk and did not go out until he was discovered dead two days later
by his girlfriend.
The
girlfriend, who had allegedly complained about his bad drinking habit,
reportedly planned to take him to a church that morning.
Most
residents were afraid to speak about the incident when our correspondent
visited the residence on Tuesday.
However,
the landlord’s wife, who identified herself simply as Iya Nimota, said she last
saw Okoro around 7pm on Friday when he returned from work.
The
woman, who spoke in Yoruba, said except for being drunk most times, the
deceased was jovial and peaceful.
She
added that Okoro and his girlfriend, whose name had yet to be ascertained, had
a misunderstanding on Friday after he was allegedly drunk.
She
said, “I don’t know what caused his death but I know he drank a lot. When he
returned from work that Friday, he was drunk. I saw him when he arrived.
“He
was supposed to go for a morning duty on Saturday but I learnt he called his
superior that he was weak and would not be able to go. It was his girlfriend
who came on Sunday that found him dead. She raised the alarm and called for
help.
“She
said she had a disagreement with him on Friday when they met in Alausa because
he was tipsy. She said she wanted to take him to a church for prayers on Sunday
when she saw his corpse.
“My
husband went to report at the Ojodu Police Station and some policemen came to
remove his corpse. Nobody was arrested. He was friendly. Heavy drinking was his
major problem.”
Another
resident, who did not want his name in print, said the policeman had been
cautioned several times to reduce his drinking to no avail.
“He
was drunk on that Friday. He fell on the street when he was about to reach home
and some people lifted him up. They wanted to take him home, but he refused.
“When
he initially moved in here four years ago, he was not drinking. His friends
cautioned him to reduce his drinking habit. If he had a wife, probably he would
have changed,” he added.
The
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed
Okoro’s death, adding that a postmortem would be carried out on his body to
ascertain the cause of his death as there were no marks of violence on his
body.
Source: The Punch
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