The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the recovery of the remains of 51-year-old Sunday Abidoye who died in a room at Creestar Hotel, GRA, Sagamu in Ogun State.
The spokesperson for the command, Ms Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
She said the chief security officer of the hotel, one Mr Oluwole, reported the incident regarding the deceased American returnee to the police.
She also stated that on receiving the report, a team of police detectives visited the scene and on arrival, they met the family of the deceased who had already put the deceased in a car in preparation for the mortuary.
Odutola said the deceased’s brother, Jimoh Godday, who lives in Imota, Lagos State, informed the police team that his brother had arrived in Nigeria from the US on November 16, 2024.
She added that Godday said he had called at the hotel on Monday, knocked on Room 109 where his brother stayed but he got no response after which he requested a spare key from the manager to enter the room, where they discovered his brother’s lifeless body.
“Photos were taken, and various drugs and traditional medicines were recovered from the room.
“The centre of the bed was soaked with a liquid like substance. A friend of the deceased, Ogunmonti Ogunwole, confirmed that he accompanied his friend, Sunday to purchase nine different types of medication the previous day due to his complaints of illness.
“The body has since been evacuated to OOUTH Morgue in Sagamu for an autopsy.
“No known cause of death yet, and the case will be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.”
