Police officer found dead in Ogun hotel, female companion missing

A Nigerian police officer, Inspector Haruna Mohammed, has been found dead in a hotel room in Ogun State.

The officer had checked into Super G Royal Hotel at 11 Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi Akute, with a woman around 1:00 AM on Saturday, February 15, 2025. However, by morning, the woman was nowhere to be found.

According to a police report, the hotel manager, Deborah Adejobi, discovered the room unlocked at about 8:52 AM. When she checked inside, she found Inspector Mohammed’s lifeless body, but his female companion was missing.

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The hotel owner, Abiodun Olagunju, reported the incident to the police. The memo also revealed that the woman had gone to the reception at about 6:00 AM to request table water, but she has not been seen since.

The police are currently investigating the case and searching for the missing woman to uncover what happened.

The police have described Mohammed's death as "unnatural."His body has been removed and deposited at Life Channel Mortuary in Olambe.

The police memo reads,

SITREP X Ajuwon Division X sudden and unnatural death X  grateful be informed that X today 15/02/2025 at about 1130hrs X one Abiodun Olagunju 'M'  the owner of Super G Royal Hotel X of NO. 11 Anthony Uzum Estate Oyeyemi Akute X reported mine that X date at about 0102hrs one Haruna Mohammed 'M' and a lady whose name and address unknown X both came to his hotel and lodge X  that at about 0600hrs of date X the said lady came to reception and requested for table water X later at about 0852hrs the manager of the hotel X one Deborah Ogunjobi 'F' discovered that X the door of the room was not locked X and when she open the door she saw the lifeless body of the said Haruna Mohammed X on receipt of the report X detectives mine visited the scene X photograph taken X corpse removed and deposited at Life Channel Mortuary Olambe X police camouflage uniform  with Insp rank and name tag with inscription Haruna Mohammed was found in his bag X and manager was brought to the station for interrogation X the lady now at large X meanwhile investigation is in progress X further development will be communicated yours please X SUPOL Base 35 Ajuwon

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