A tragic incident occurred at a telecommunications facility in Rumaholu community, Obio/Akpor local government, Rivers State, where the body of a security guard named Uche was found inside a diesel tank. It’s alleged that Uche fell into the tank while attempting to steal diesel on Saturday night, and his lifeless body was discovered on Monday morning, sparking shock and outrage among residents.
A resident, who wished to remain anonymous, shared the tragic details:
“When I came to the shop this morning, a brother of the landlord told me that this man (the deceased) was trying to steal diesel from the place on Saturday night.”
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“And along the line, they don’t know how it happened and he fell inside the tank. When they didn’t see him throughout Sunday, they started searching for him and came to the place where he worked.”
“They discovered that the protector was open and their security house was also open. They saw the clothes that he removed and his slippers. They also saw that the diesel tank was open and that he fell inside.”
Uche’s family and representatives of the telecommunications company have filed a complaint with the police.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, were unsuccessful, as her mobile phone number was unreachable, and she had yet to respond to a text message sent to her.
