- The owner of the beer parlour, whose identity was not disclosed, reported the incident to the Elere Police Division on Wednesday at around 7:00 pm
The Lagos State Police Command has verified the sudden death of a man who had gone to a beer parlour in the state to watch television.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.
According to Hundeyin, the owner of the beer parlour, whose identity was not disclosed, reported the incident to the Elere Police Division on Wednesday at around 7:00 pm.
The report stated that an unidentified customer, believed to be in his 50s, arrived at the beer parlour along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at approximately 6:15 pm.
The bar owner reported that the customer had entered the open bar area to watch television, just like other patrons, while some were drinking.
“He was later observed to be sleeping on the chair and there was an attempt to wake him up, but they discovered that he was lifeless.
“The scene was visited by detectives of the division and the body was seen lifeless on the chair without any mark of violence.
“The body has been removed to Mainland General Hospital Mortuary Yaba, Lagos for autopsy. Efforts to trace his family are in progress,” he said.