A policeman who on Tuesday paid for planks to be delivered on Wednesday has been found dead beside the sawmill where he paid.
A policeman who on Tuesday paid for planks to be delivered on Wednesday has been found dead beside the sawmill where he paid.
Circumstances surrounding the death of the policeman from provost sevention at the Zone 11 headquarters of the Police in Osogbo, Osun, are unclear yet, but sources said he was seen at the Onibueja sawmill in Osogbo where he paid for planks.
An itel phone, a wrist watch and one ATM card were found on the late policeman.
One of the residents of the area said, "We saw this man here yesterday. He came to this sawmill to buy plank. He paid for the plank but he did not go with the planks. The plank seller was expecting the man to come and carry the plank today. We are surprise to see his dead body this morning."
The corpse was discovered by the operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corpse (NSCDC) and when the NSCDC men discovered that he was a policeman, they quickly informed the police authority in the state.
The Public Relation Officer of the NSCDC, Mr Wale Afolabi told Daily Trust that upon the discovery that the deceased is a policeman, the NSCDC contacted the police and police detectives arrived at the scene immediately.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the Zone 11 Police Headquarters comprising Osun, Oyo and Ondo states, AIG Agboola Osodi Glova confirmed the identity of the late policeman. He said the circumstances surrounding his death would be investigated.
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