By Abiola Olawale
The Lagos State Police Command has initiated investigations to uncover the circumstances surrounding the demise of a businessman, Onyejekwe Izuchukwu, whose body was found in a hotel room in the Ikoyi area of the state.
According to reports, Izuchukwu, a resident of Texas, United States of America (USA), traveled to Nigeria for business purposes and tragically lost his life on June 9, 2024.
The 62-year-old businessman was said to have lodged in the hotel in Ikoyi while engaging in the business activities that brought him back to the country.
The Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has also confirmed the development.
Hundeyin who spoke with the press said the Police has already launched an investigation into the case.
He said: “Izuchukwu was found lifeless on the floor of the hotel room. A doctor confirmed him dead and his (Izuchukwu) corpse has been deposited in a morgue in Ikeja for autopsy. The command has commenced an investigation into the case.”
Giving more details on the circumstances surrounding the demise, a source who spoke on the condition of the anonymity said Izuchukwu’s lifeless body was found by one of the cleaners who wanted to clean his room.
According to the source, the cleaner, after suspecting that the businessman had died, informed the management of the hotel and the hotel, through its Chief Security Officer, reported the case to the police.
The source said: “He (Izuchukwu) was a customer, who lodged in the hotel on June 6, 2024, and was found dead in his hotel room on June 9, 2024, around 7 pm by a cleaner in the hotel.
“It was the Assistant Chief Security Officer of the hotel located in Ikoyi who reported that Onyejekwe Izuchukwu, 62, was found dead on the floor of the room he lodged to the police.
“Despite discovering him in that state, a doctor was also invited to assess him and it was the doctor who confirmed him dead.”
It would recalled that the late Izuchukwu was an oil and gas billionaire businesssman who came to Nigeria to reportedly ascertain the status of one of his business concerns that was allegedly being mismanaged. But, he was said to have met his untimely death in a hotel room in Lagos.
