A Customs officer, identified as ASC Lawal Tukur, has been discovered dead under unclear circumstances inside a hotel room in Katsina metropolis.
The incident, reported by security analyst Zagazola Makama on X, occurred on October 15 at Murjani Hotel.
Customs officer’s mysterious demise
According to Makama, hotel staff found the officer’s lifeless body around 8:30 a.m. after he failed to check out as expected.
According to reports, he had been with three women at his hotel room.
The management promptly alerted authorities, who arrived at the scene shortly after.
Suspicious substance recovered…
Sources within the hotel revealed that several empty sachets of suspected substances were recovered from the waste bin in the room.
“Three women, identified as Khadija Ali, 34, of Dutsin Amare Quarters, Katsina; Aisha Lawal, 30, of Ingawa Local Government Area; and Hafsat Yusuf, 22, of Brigade Quarters, Kano, were reportedly in the hotel at the time of the incident. It was gathered that Khadija and Aisha spent the night with the deceased, while Hafsat visited them later and also lodged in the same hotel.” Makama
The deceased’s body was taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Katsina, where a medical doctor confirmed his death.
The remains have been deposited in the mortuary for autopsy as investigations continue to ascertain the exact cause of death.