Naval Commander Found Dead In Lagos
Fleet commander of the Western Naval Command, Nigerian Navy, Teikumo Ikoli was yesterday found dead in his Lagos home.
Spokesperson for the Western Naval Command Chinwe Umar, in a statement he issued said the cause of Ikoli’s death had not been known, but that investigation is on.
According to the statement, “In the early hours yesterday 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.”
According to Umar, the police had been invited for investigation into how the naval chief death, adding that more “updates would be given when the situation is clearer.’’
Ikoli, a rear admiral, 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.
