CITIZENS COMPASS – The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a yet-to-be identified man who died while watching a football match in an open bar along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
It was gathered that the deceased, said to be in his fifties, was a frequent customer to the open bar.
He was said to have visited the bar on May 15, 2024, to watch a football game.
However, tragedy occurred when he reportedly slept off and attempts to wake him up were unsuccessful.
Confirming the incident, spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said, “He said, “The owner of a bar located along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway reported at Elere Division that at about 6:15 pm on Thursday, one of his male customers in his 50s, whose name and address are yet unknown, came into the open bar to sit and watch television.
“He was later observed to be sleeping on the chair and in an attempt to wake him up, it was discovered that he was lifeless. The scene was visited by detectives of the division, and the deceased was seen lifeless on the chair without any mark of violence.
“The body has been removed to the Mainland General Hospital mortuary, Yaba, Lagos State for autopsy. Efforts to trace his family are in progress.”
