Police chief dies celebrating Val

EKPO

Controversy has surrounded the sudden death of Mr. Usong Ekpo, an Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area K command in Morogbo, Lagos State.

Since the death of Ekpo, in a hotel located at Ajah, different stories had trailed his death. Before his death, Ekpo had been battling High Blood Pressure (BP).

One version of the story said that he slept and didn’t wake up; another version alleged that he fell into a swimming pool and died. The third version insisted that he suddenly collapsed and died. 

Maintaining the swimming pool angle of the story, policemen said he was rescued from the pool and taken to the hospital, but died few minutes later.

A policeman said: “Ekpo, accompanied by his friends went to celebrate St Valentine Day when he decided to swim. He drowned.”

Ekpo was among policemen recently honored by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) for his war against criminals in Lagos State.

The late Ekpo gave the ‘one Million boys’ gang, terrorizing residents of Ojo and Badagry hot chase.

 A veteran journalist, Folorusho Atta, described the death of the police officer as painful.

 He said: “My encountered with the deceased was in 2005 during the Nigeria Labour Congress protest over fuel increase by former President Olusegun Obasanjo administration. I trekked with him from Oduduwa Police in Ikeja to Sango Tollgate, chasing hoodlums and miscreants who wanted to hijack the peaceful protest from the NLC; he was an operational officer of great distinction.”

 When the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Badmus Dolapo, didn’t pick her phone when contacted.