Fed Poly Nekede Student, 1 Other Die in Imo Hotel

It was a sad tale in Edede, Owerri in Imo
State, on Friday, as residents of the community
woke up to hear the news of the mysterious
death of two male staff members of Home Best
Hotel, who passed away in their sleep in the
same room in the hotel.
An eyewitness, who narrated the incident to our
correspondent, said one of the deceased, Chima
Nnadi , 25, a part-time student of the Federal
Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, who hails from
Enyiogugu, Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area
of Imo State, put off a generating set that was
running close to their room at about 11.39pm.
The eyewitness added that Nnadi retired into the
room where Chukwunonso Ebubealo, 29, from
Awka in Anambra State, was already asleep.
Both men were however found dead by another
employee of the hotel, who forced the door of
their room open on the instruction of the hotel
manager, simply known as Ngozi, after both
men were not seen at there duty posts at about
9am on Friday.
The Chief Vigilante of the area, Anayo Adiele,
said the deceased staff had a good relationship
and dismissed any allegation of both taking their
own lives.
One of the residents of the area, who declined to
disclose his identity, said, “I don’t think they died
of any generator fume, they put off the
generator before going to bed. I think both of
them might have died of poison from the last
meal they ate that night.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Andrew
Enwerem, said he had yet to be briefed officially
on the tragic incident.
Our correspondent, who visited the scene,
reported that the corpse of the young men have
since been deposited at the Federal Medical
Centre, Owerri, for autopsy.