Lagbaja orders probe of hotel manager’s death after personnel torture

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  • April 16, 2024
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Lagbaja orders probe of hotel manager’s death after personnel torture

Tamarauemi Ebimini

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has ordered a probe into the death of a hotel manager in Abia State, Achimugu James Etubi.

Some personnel of the Nigerian Army were said to have brutally tortured Etubi which resulted in his death.

This was after a Nigerian Air Force cadet, Emmanuel Onyemereche
reportedly drowned in the hotel’s swimming pool.

The Army in a statement on Sunday by Director Army Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said the service was concerned about the allegations reported in the news against its men.

He added that as a result, the Chief of Army Staff directed an investigation into the incident to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of Etubi.

The statement read, “The Nigerian Army is deeply concerned by the alleged unprofessional conduct of some of its personnel in the tragic death of a hotel manager in Umuahia, Abia State, as reported in some online media.

“In response to this unfortunate incident, the Chief of Army Staff has promptly ordered a comprehensive investigation to ascertain the facts and bring to book, anyone found culpable.”

While offering condolences to the families of the deceased, Onyema assured them that justice would be served in the matter.

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