A 32-year-old man, Lanre Ogungbe, has been found dead in a hotel room at Soyoye in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The incident was confirmed by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, on Friday, October 11, 2024.

Odutola, in a statement, disclosed that the incident occurred at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 10.

Odutola explained that a bottle of one alcoholic drink called “Lakoko” and another bottle of pesticide known as “sniper” was found beside the 32-year-old man in the hotel room.

She stated that the owner of Authentic Hotel on Soyoye road reported the incident to the Divisional Police Officer of Lafenwa Police Station at about 3 p.m. on Thursday.

The police spokesperson noted: “He (the hotel owner) explained that about 2 p.m. of that same day, his hotel’s manager raised an alarm at the hotel and informed him about a customer later identified as Lanre Ogungbe, who had come to the hotel for a short rest.

“The receptionist, after noticing that the customer had not been seen, went to check on him and discovered his lifeless body on the bed.

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“She immediately notified the manager, who then alerted the hotel owner.

“They condoned off the scene, leaving the exhibits untouched before the complainant made a formal report of the incident to the police.”

Odutola said police detectives reacted swiftly and found the deceased on the bed, alongside an empty bottle of “Lakoko” and a bottle of “sniper”, suspected to have been consumed by him.

Odutola added: “There were no signs of violence found on his body.

“His remains were evacuated to General Hospital in Ijaiye for medical examination, where he was pronounced dead and his body deposited in the morgue for a post-mortem examination.”

The police spokesperson stated that an investigation into the incident was ongoing.

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