The body of a police inspector, Haruna Mohammed, has been discovered in a hotel room at Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi, Akute, located in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Reports indicate that the officer, attached to the Ishashi Police Division in Lagos State, checked into the Super G Royal Hotel with a woman at around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday.
According to hotel staff, the manager, Deborah Adejobi, noticed the room door was left open around 8:52 a.m. Upon checking, she found the inspector’s lifeless body, while his female companion was missing.
A police memo revealed that the hotel owner, Abiodun Olagunju, had earlier reported the case, noting that the woman was last seen at the reception at about 6:00 a.m. requesting bottled water. The officer’s remains have since been deposited at Life Channel Mortuary in Olambe.
Confirming the incident, Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, stated, “At first, it was only the uniform found in his bag, so it wasn’t immediately clear that he was a police officer. There was no identification card on him or with his belongings. But further investigation revealed that the deceased was an inspector of police serving with the Ishashi Division under the Lagos Command. The DPO has been contacted, and the body has been identified.”
Odutola further disclosed that police operatives have launched a search for the missing woman, while investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the officer’s death.
