Val blues: ACP drowns in hotel pool

It was not all fun for some who went out to mark Valentine’s Day as a senior police officer who went to hang out with friends to mark the day ended up in the morgue, when he drowned in a swimming pool at a hotel in the Lekki area of Lagos state.

The officer, Osung Ekpo, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), was described as a friendly and humble person, who had passion for his job.
Until his death at the La Avalon Hotel in Lekki, he was the Commander, Area K, Morogbo in Badagry.

Renowned for his doggedness in tackling criminals, particularly the One Million Boys, who have been terrorising communities under his command, the late Ekpo was said to have been rushed to a nearby hospital in Ajah, where he was confirmed dead.

It was learnt that the Area J Police Command received a signal at about 8pm and rushed to the hotel. The news of his death has thrown the Lagos Police Command into mourning.
A colleague of his said that “He went to celebrate Valentine and to also rest because he has been working very hard. He was a very jovial man and a good police officer too. This is a terrible loss. It is the worst Valentine gift the police can get,” he said.

The command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP), who confirmed his death, said the late Ekpo went to the hotel for a swimming exercise.

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She said: “The Lagos State Police Command regrets to announce the death of Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Osung Ekpo, who until his death was the Area Commander, Area ‘K’ Morogbo.

“The death occurred on Sunday, February 14, while having his routine swimming exercise in a pool. ACP Osung Ekpo was enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force in 1990, and worked in various formations of the Force.

“He assumed his last duty post as Area Commander, Area ‘K’ Morogbo on November 14, 2013, a position he held until his untimely death.
“The Command will miss him for his gallantry performance while he held forth as the Area Commander. Lagos State Police Command sympathises with his family and prays that Almighty God gives them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. “

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