A security man has been found dead in a community in Ondo State, sparking tension in the area among the many residents there.
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According to a The Nation report, a middle aged man suspected to be a security officer was found dead Wednesday near the Multinational LG electronics company, along Pummeling road, Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The corpse of the security man, identified simply as Taiwo was found dead at the entrance of the company’s office.
It was observed that there was no form of violence or robbery at the office that might have caused his death, but symphatisers sensed cardiac arrest.
Police officers attached to the A’ Division in Akure condoned off the area and moved the dead body to the mortuary.
A staff of the organization, who spoke in confidence said the late Taiwo was active in the office and show no sign of any illness before the close of work on Tuesday.
While expressing shock over the death of the security man, he noted that there was no form of injury or mark in his body.
According to him, “He is our security man for this office and he has been doing it for some time now. We were together yesterday before we departed for our different homes after work.
“He was so lively and agile and he showed no sign of sickness
For us to come this morning now and found his dead body here is shocking and unfortunate”.
A woman, who said the deceased stayed in her house said he was too young to work as a security because of his age.
The woman, said that he had warned him against taken up the job because of what she described ‘as the peculiarities attached to being a security guard’
The Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Femi Joseph said the command had begun investigation to unravel the cause of the death.
The PPRO added that some workers of the office had been invited for further interrogation.