Residents of Edede,
Owerri in Imo State, on Friday, woke up to hear the news of the mysterious
death of two male staff members of Home Best Hotel, who passed away in their
sleep in the same room in the hotel.
An eyewitness, who
narrated the incident to Punch’s correspondent, said one of the deceased, Chima
Nnadi , 25, a part-time student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, who
hails from Enyiogugu, Aboh Mbaise Local
Government Area of Imo State, put off a generating set that was running close
to their room at about 11.39pm.
The eyewitness added
that Nnadi retired into the room where Chukwunonso Ebubealo, 29, from Awka in
Anambra State, was already asleep.
Both men were however
found dead by another employee of the hotel, who forced the door of their room
open on the instruction of the hotel manager, simply known as Ngozi, after both
men were not seen at their duty posts at about 9am on Friday.
The Chief Vigilante of
the area, Anayo Adiele, said the deceased staff had a good relationship and
dismissed any allegation of both taking their own lives.
One of the residents of
the area, who declined to disclose his identity, said, “I don’t think they died
of any generator fume, they put off the generator before going to bed. I think
both of them might have died of poison from the last meal they ate that night.”
The state Police Public
Relations Officer, Andrew Enwerem, said he had yet to be briefed officially on
the tragic incident.
Punch’s correspondent,
who visited the scene, reported that the corpse of the young men have since
been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, for autopsy.
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