LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A Police Sergeant identified as Gbenga Onakomaya, is reported to have been found dead in the residence of former Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Lanre Bankole.
The incident took place on 4 March at Bankole’s house located at Kemta Housing Estate, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Officer Bankola, on guard duty at the former Commissioner of Police’s house, slept but did not wake up in the morning.
He was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, where he was pronounced dead by the doctors.
An anonymous source disclosed that the body of Sgt Onakomaya has been deposited at the mortuary of the FMC.
“The family has been contacted and an autopsy will be carried out to confirm the real cause of the death,” the source stated.
Ogun State Police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, has confirmed the incident, saying anybody can die in his sleep.
When asked about the incidence, Oyeyemi said: “A police officer went on duty, he slept and he couldn’t wake up in the morning.
“It is a case of sudden and unnatural death. It is not something that is beyond the ordinary. It is not something that has not happened before.
“Anybody can be sick and die anywhere, even in your house, you can be sick and… somebody can be sick and can die anywhere. Did they tell you that any other thing happened to him aside from that?”