Heartbreaking! See Photos of the Naval Admiral Who Was Found Dead at His Home in Lagos

 

These are photos of Rear Admiral Daniel Ikoli, the Fleet Commander, Western Naval Command, Apapa, Lagos State, who allegedly shot himself dead in his residence in the Apapa area.

 

It was learnt that a service pistol, expended and live ammunition, were recovered at the scene by police detectives who visited the residence.

 

 

It was gathered that he lived with his house boy. His wife stays in Abuja, while his children are schooling abroad.

 

It was reported that the commander, a member of the presidential committee investigating the $15bn arms deal, left his office on Tuesday around 1pm, on the grounds that he was ill.

 

Around 5am on Wednesday, the house boy reportedly heard a gunshot from his room. On getting to the spot, he found him dead and raised the alarm.

 

 

A source close to Okoli disclosed to our correspondent that he had been managing depression and an ailment for some time, adding that it was not impossible that he committed suicide.

 

The source, however, did not disclose the nature of the ailment.