Police Inspector found dead in hotel room as female friend flees

Police Inspector found dead in hotel room as female friend flees

A police inspector, Haruna Mohammed, has been found died in a hotel in Ogun State.

His lifeless body was reportedly found on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the hotel located in Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi Akute.

According to reports, he had checked into the establishment around 1am with an unidentified female companion, who has since disappeared.

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A report by SaharaReporters quoted a police memo as stating that the hotel manager noticed the room was left unlocked at approximately 8:52 a.m.

Upon inspection, she found the inspector’s body, but there was no sign of the woman.

The hotel owner promptly alerted the authorities.

The memo also revealed that the missing woman had been seen at the reception around 6am, where she requested a bottle of table water.

Law enforcement officials have classified the inspector’s death as “unnatural.”

His remains were taken to Life Channel Mortuary in Olambe, near Akute.

Police Inspector found dead in hotel room as female friend flees