Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the death of a man identified as Izuchukwu Achusim aged 42, who reportedly drowned in a swimming pool on August 15. According to a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, in the state, Haruna Mohammed, there was a report at Central Police Station Onitsha, about 8:30pm, that the victim, Achusim, who went to Lotus Garden hotel in Onitsha with his girl friend to Swim, had died inside the swimming pool.
His statement read: “However, victim who was said to be drunk jumped into the deepest part of the pool and got drowned.The hotel manager and other guests pulled the victim out and rushed him to waterside hospital Onitsha for medical attention but he was later certified death by a medical Doctor on duty. Scene was visited by Police detectives and corpse photographed and deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.
“Meanwhile, case is under investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident. The Command enjoin the public who lacked swimming skills to always take precautionary measures by using life jackets provided at the swimming pool in order to avert similar ugly incidents please.
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