According to multiple sources, the
deceased had checked into the hotel around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday with a male companion. Trouble began early the next morning when the companion raised the alarm around 6:00 a.m., alerting hotel staff to Ebere’s lifeless body found on the room floor.
Hotel surveillance footage reportedly captured both men arriving at the facility together on Sunday evening.
“The CCTV shows the youngman checking in with a friend. His friend said they woke up and found him dead,” a source familiar with the investigation said.
Spokesperson for the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident and said the deceased’s friend is currently in custody as investigations continue.
“We have detained the person he checked in with. He will remain in custody pending the outcome of the autopsy,” Edafe said. “The hotel management promptly reported the incident, and the corpse has been deposited in the morgue.”
Authorities say the outcome of the postmortem examination will determine the next course of action.
