An officer with the Customs Service, identified as Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC) Lawal Tukur, has been reportedly found dead in a hotel room in Katsina, north-west Nigeria.
According to Zagazola Makama, the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, October 15th, at Murjani Hotel, Katsina, where the deceased had lodged.
Hotel staff discovered the officer lying lifeless in his room at about 8:30 a.m. and immediately raised the alarm.
Sources at the hotel said some empty sachets of suspected substances were found in the waste basket of the room.
Three women—**Khadija Ali, 34, of Dutsin Amare Quarters, Katsina; Aisha Lawal, 30, of Ingawa Local Government Area; and Hafsat Yusuf, 22, of Brigade Quarters, Kano—**were reportedly in the hotel at the time of the incident.
It was gathered that Khadija and Aisha spent the night with the deceased, while Hafsat visited them later and also lodged in the same hotel.
The officer’s body was taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Katsina, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor and deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.
Zagazola reports that the Nigeria Customs Service has been informed of the development, while further findings are awaited to determine the cause of death.
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