LAGOS – By Victorial Hanson A 57-year-old American, Charles Carlson, was found dead in his Ellyx Vile Hotel on Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Nigeria, on Tuesday.
Confirming this, spokesperson for the Lagos Sate Police command, Dolapo Badmos, described the death as ‘Sudden and Unnatural Death’.
He was said to have been discovered dead at about 17.35 hours, consequent upon which the Police detectives at the Maroko police station were contacted.
Meanwhile, Lagos state Police Chief, Fatai Owoseni, has directed his officers to commence full investigation immediately.
The command PRO, Badmos, gave the account of the incident thus: “We received a situation report sudden and unnatural death a foreign national today at about 5.35pm.
“Vincent Owunke, a manager with Ellyx Vile hotel at no No 8 African line Lekki phase 1 reported that one of the guests, Charles Carlson, an American aged 57years died in the Hotel.
“He told detectives that they noticed that he did not come out for breakfast.
“Telephone calls to his mobile and hotel intercom were not picked which prompted them to call his business partner.
“The door was forced open and he was found motionless hung himself with a rope close to door. Detectives from Maroko division visited the scene and corpse was evacuated to the mortuary.”
“The commissioner of police CP Fatai Owoseni has directed the case to be transferred to homicide section of State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) panti for discreet investigation.”
