Six security guards at a four-star hotel in Sokoto state have been arrested in connection with the death of a police inspector, Nura Hashimu, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
El-Mustapha Sani, the command’s spokesman, told NAN that Hashimu died after he was allegedly beaten unconscious by the guards.
He said the inspector had reportedly stayed at the hotel for about five days before the incident.
“The late officer was asked to leave the hotel after repeated complaints by some of his neighbours in the hotel that his room was always rowdy. He had earlier packed his belongings and put them in a commercial tricycle and left the hotel, but he later returned angrily,” he said.
Sani said that when Hashimu returned, he reportedly had a misunderstanding with the managing director of the hotel, which prompted the intervention of the security guards, who allegedly beat him up.
According to the police spokesman, Hashimu was rushed to the Specialist Hospital, Sokoto where he was confirmed dead. His body was taken to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching hospital, Sokoto for autopsy to determine the cause of death.
The police spokesman confirmed that six suspects had been detained for further investigation.
The late Inspector Hashimju was the son of a former commissioner of Police, CP Hashimu Argungu, and was serving under Abia State Police Command.
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