Kwara hotel owner found dead in own facility

The managing director of a popular hotel in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been found dead in one of the hotel rooms.

The spokesman for the state police command, Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Friday in Ilorin, said a supervisor at the hotel reported a suspected homicide to the police on Thursday.

He added that a team of detectives was immediately dispatched to the hotel and the deceased was found lying motionless on the hotel room bed.

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Ajayi said the body showed no sign of physical violence and assured that the police would investigate the cause of death.

“Doctors at a hospital confirmed the hotel boss dead and the body was deposited in a morgue pending autopsy.

“Details of the investigation will be made public as soon as possible,’’ the spokesman added.

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