Via Punch:
The corpse of a
policeman, Sergeant Godspower Okoro, has been deposited at the Mainland General
Hospital, Lagos State, for an autopsy to unravel the cause of his death.
Punch 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.
She said, “At about
10am on Sunday, Sergeant Godspower Okoro attached to the Alausa division was found
dead in his room on Baale Street. Detectives from the Ojodu divison visited,
examined and photographed the scene. No mark of violence was found on the body.
“The corpse was removed
and deposited at the Mainland General Hospital for autopsy.”
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