Investigations into the death of Tagbo Umeke, a friend of hip-
pop artiste, David Adeleke , popularly known as Davido, took a different
dimension yesterday, following his arrest upon discovery that his statement was laced with falsehood.
Davido, during investigation, reportedly told an investigative
team at Lion Building division, Lagos Island, that he was not at Shisha bar,
from where the deceased was rushed and dumped at the Lagos Island General
Hospital.
Davido in his statement also said that he had left the bar
for DNA night club on Victoria Island, Lagos where he was informed about
Umeke's death.
But when briefing journalists on the update of the
investigation on Wednesday, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police
command, Imohimi Edgal, disclosed that preliminary investigation showed that
late Umeke was rushed to the hospital on David's instruction. Consequently,
David was arrested yesterday.
A sober Davido was sighted in a white hood shirt on a pair
of pants at the command's headquarters yesterday in the company of his lawyer.
He was moved to Lion Building at about 5pm where he’s still being quizzed as at
time of writing this report.
Edgal explained that: "At about 9.20am on October 3,
2017, the Chief Security Officer of Lagos Island General Hospital alerted the
Divisional Police Officer in charge of Lion Building, that an unidentified male
was brought in dead in an ash colour Toyota Camry car with number plate LSD 738
EL. The victim was alleged to have been brought in by two unidentified males.
"The DPO rushed to the scene and identified the victim
as Tagbo Umeke, from the international passport found in the car. Shortly
after, one Caroline Danjuma , an actress and the victim's fiancee published on
her Instagram page that her boyfriend
died in the company of some friends among who was Davido. In my usual style of
fact findings, I called for a meeting with the family of the deceased, Davido's
family, Davido, Coroline Danjuma,
including the DPO Lion building and the investigative team. The meeting
established that the deceased, Tagbo Umeke, met and had drinks with friends
among who was Davido at Shisha bar. The bar attendant confirmed that he (deceased)
had 40 shots of Tequila and exhibited clear signs of drunkenness. The CCTV
footage which I called for showed that the deceased was quarrelsome and violent
in that meeting,” he narrated further.
The CP insists that Davido confirmed that he left Shisha bar
without the deceased to DNA night club and that he was only informed of the
victim's death at DNA club.
But against that claim, investigations revealed that
Davido's white Toyota Hilux escort driver, Tunde Usutu, accompanied by one
Agbeje Olaoye and one Idris Busari, both Davido's friends, took the deceased to
the General Hospital Lagos and abandoned him in his vehicle on the instruction
of Davido.
He also hinted that the CCTV footage at the hospital
recorded the escort vehicle and all that transpired. The vehicle was recovered
from Davido's residence at 7, Awosika Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
The interim autopsy
report stated that the victim died of Asphyxia which literally means
suffocation.
"At the end of this fresh round of investigation, I
will tell Lagosians our findings", Edgal concluded.
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