The Fleet Commander of the Western Naval Command, Nigerian Navy, Rear Adm. Teikumo Ikoli, was on Wednesday found dead in his Lagos home.
Spokesperson for the Western Naval Command, Lt.-Cdr. Chinwe Umar, said in a statement that the cause of Ikoliโs death had not been known, but investigation was going on.
โIn the early hours of Wednesday April 5, 2017, gunshots were heard in the vicinity where Rear Admiral Teikumo Daniel Ikoli resides in Apapa, Lagos.
โWhen his room was opened, he was found dead,โโ the naval spokesperson said in the statement.
He said that the police had been invited for investigation into how the naval chief died, adding that more โupdates would be given when the situation is clearer.โโ
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.
