Man found dead in room of Wetland Hotel, Ughelli
The lifeless body of a 23-year-old man who recently returned from Ghana has been found in a room of Wetland Hotel located along the East-West Road axis of Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The deceased, identified as Victor Benjamin, lodged in room No. 414 of the hotel on Saturday, July 8, 2023, before he was found dead on Sunday, when he was expected to have checked out.
“The young man had gone to the hotel to relax and when his friends came looking for him, a receptionist told them that he has checked out of the hotel.
“Not satisfied with the answer of the receptionist, they went to the room of the deceased only to find his lifeless body on the floor and they raised alarm”, an anonymous source revealed.
When contacted via phone call, an investor in the hotel, Richard Kpedi Esq said, “I was told a young man checked into the hotel at about 11-12 in the night and during the routine check and checkout time at about 1pm, his body was found on the floor.
“When the house keeper got there he saw the man, he went and called his manager and he came, luckily for them, his relations were already coming because they said he came from Ghana.
“He was rushed to the hospital in Ughelli there and when they got there, the doctors confirmed him dead on arrival.
“We as a corporate organization, we decided to inform the police and a statement under caution was taken from the management, before we talked about bail and all that.
“I think the next thing now is to wait for the autopsy report and know the cause of his death”
Meanwhile, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe has confirmed the incident.
According to the security source who spoke on anonymous condition, “The Chief Security Officer, CSO, of Wetland Hotel Ughelli, Oglagha Selebibia came to incident the case about the guest and their discovery.
“He was rushed to Shekinah, a private hospital where he was confirmed dead by the doctor and his body has been deposited at the morgue awaiting the autopsy report while further investigation is ongoing.”
