EFCC operative dies of suspected suicide, police await autopsy

The Edo State Police Command has commenced an investigation into
the death of an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) in Benin, the Edo State capital.

Although investigations have not been concluded, it is suspected
that the deceased, Williams Oyibogare, died of suicide because two
bottles of a pesticide, Sniper, were found in his home located at
the Giwa Amu area along the Airport Road.

It was further alleged that a suicide note was found on his
phone which the police have already recovered.

The Spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed
Oyibogare’s death but said the Commission was waiting for the
police to conclude its investigation before making any further
comment.

“It is true that one of our operatives died. The police have
begun an investigation into the matter and we hope to hear from
them soon. That is all we can say for now,” Uwujaren said.

A colleague of the deceased said that Oyibogare recently
returned from his annual leave looking emaciated.

She, however, said it was too soon to make any conclusion.

“He returned from leave recently. He looked pale and seemed to
have lost weight. He may have died from an illness or it could also
have been suicide but we cannot say for sure since we don’t live
with him. Let us wait for the police to conclude its probe. An
autopsy would be able to reveal the real cause of death,” she
said.

Speaking with our correspondent on the telephone, the Police
Public Relations Officer, Edo Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the
police would wait for the autopsy before making further comment on
the matter.

Nwabuzor said: “Investigations are on-going and it would be too
soon to make any conclusions at this stage; it is too early to make
any pronouncements. Of course, there will be an autopsy to know the
cause of death and inquire about what happened.”

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