Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Superintendent of Police Abimbola Adebisi
Police hand over body of Canadian who died in Lagos hotel to relative
The Police have handed over the body of Canadian national, Mr. Dwight Sullivan, to his relative “for cremation”.
Recall that Sullivan was, on Tuesday, reportedly found dead in his hotel room on Victoria Island, Lagos State.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said operatives from the Victoria Island Division promptly responded after receiving the distress report.
“Upon arrival, our officers discovered that no marks of violence were found on the deceased’s body, suggesting that no foul play was immediately suspected,” she said.
Also, the officers recovered the body and conveyed it to the morgue.
“During the course of investigation, efforts to contact the Canadian Embassy were successful.
“We were able to reach a relative of the deceased. The relative has since claimed the corpse for cremation,” Adebisi stated.
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According to one of the hotel attendants who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity, the late Sullivan had checked into the hotel on October 2.
However, he was discovered lifeless on the floor of his room, identified as Room 114.
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