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. 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. He 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.
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. She 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.
Source: Punch
This is serious
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