Rear Admiral Teikumo Daniel Ikoli, the Fleet Commander, Western Naval Command, Apapa, Lagos State, has allegedly shot himself dead bringing the number of suicide deaths in Nigeria in past one month to five.
His body was discovered in his pool of blood at his home in Lagos. The spokesperson for the Western Naval Command, Chinwe Umar, said in a statement that the cause of Ikoli’s death had not been known, but investigation was going on.
“In the early hours of Wednesday April 5, 2017, gunshots were heard in the vicinity where Rear Admiral Teikumo Daniel Ikoli resides in Apapa, Lagos.
“When his room was opened, he was found dead,’’ the naval spokesperson, a lieutenant commander, said in the statement.
He said that the police had been invited for investigation into how the naval chief died, adding that more “updates would be given when the situation is clearer.’’
The Admiral Ikoli lived with his house boy. His wife stays in Abuja, while his children are schooling abroad. Around 5am on Wednesday, the house boy reportedly heard a gunshot from his room. On getting to the spot, he found him dead and raised the alarm.
Rear Admiral Teikumo Daniel Ikoli, was Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT and later appointed into the Presidential Committee on the probe of arms deal before he became Fleet Commander, Western Naval Command.
