Death in Onitsha hotel: Our son was murdered says family
Corpse
Family of the middle aged man who died in Jubilee Hotel, Onitsha on 30th January 2019 has petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command demanding for a thorough investigation and justice over the unnatural death of their son.
Counsel to the family, Stanley Udo of Ezebuilo Umeadi chambers, Onitsha in the petition dated 1st February and received at the CP’s office 4th February, 2019 said contrary to the news earlier released to the media that the man died while on a sex romp with an unidentified lady in the hotel, evidences abound that he was actually set up and murdered.
He said the deceased left his business premises at Ose Okwuodu market Onitsha by 5pm same day and a call came from his cell phone 12 minutes later to notify his wife to come and identify his corpse near Obanye/New Market Road.
The petitioner noted that when the brother to the deceased, Chidozie Idoko and others rushed to the place, they were directed to come instead to Jubilee Hotel by the same caller using the deceased phone.
Giving further insight into the whole scenario, Chidozie Idoko said he met his brother’s lifeless body downstairs at the hotel frontage fully clad and not naked while the manager of the hotel could not give any meaningful explanation on the whereabouts of the supposed women that he allegedly took to the hotel.
He said there were injuries on the lips of the deceased while blood gushed from his nose up till the time he was deposited at the mortuary on 30th and on 31st January when he went back to check on him inside the morgue.
Raising alarm on a possible foul play and conspiracy to murder in the whole situation, he said he discovered also that the screen of his brother’s two phones were immediately cracked by his assailants making them blank to even see his call logs while the police who were invited to the hotel by the manager hastily released the manager without proper investigation.
Manager of the hotel identified as Osita when contacted on phone said he cannot talk unless on the permission of his lawyer while the Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Muhammed said result of the autopsy report on the deceased is being awaited.
