Earlyface

The Fleet Commander of Western Naval Command (WNC),
Rear Admiral Daniel Ikoli, has been found dead at his
Apapa, Lagos residence. It is believed that Admiral Ikoli shot himself dead
triggering suspicion of another high profile suicide case. Ikoli, who was Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS)
BEECROFT and later appointed into the presidential
committee on the probe of arms deal, was said to have
been found in a pool of his blood. According to a naval aide to the deceased, a boy who lives
at his home claimed he heard gunshot from Ikoli’s room
and took cover. The aide said: “The boy said he heard gunshot and when
he did, he took cover. His wife is in Abuja and his children
school abroad. His orderly and Naval Assistant (NA) usually
go after dropping him. “The bullet hit him on the chest. Three bullets were seen
in his room. No one can really tell what happened but the
position he was seen suggests he might have been scared
of something or someone. “He was a nice and intelligent officer. He was the one
who spearheaded the renovations at BEECROFT when he
was Commander. It’s a sad news really.” Contacted, the command’s information officer,
Lieutenant Commander Chinwe Umar, said the police have
been invited for investigation. She said: “In the early hours of Wednesday, April 5,
gunshots were heard in the vicinity where Rear Admiral
Teikumo Daniel Ikoli resides in Apapa. “When his room was opened, he was found dead. Police
have been invited and investigation is ongoing. When the
situation is clearer, an update would be given.”