A 40-year-old man named Felix has been found dead in a guest house along Azikoro Road in the Ekeki area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He was discovered naked and lifeless on Wednesday morning in a room where he had reportedly spent the night with an unidentified woman. A cleaner at the facility found the body while carrying out routine cleaning and immediately raised the alarm.
Felix was known to residents as a mobile phone repairer at a nearby shopping complex in Ekeki. Shop owners gathered to mourn him after news of his death spread. Those present at the scene before police cordoned off the room said sachets of alcoholic drinks were seen on the bedside table beside the body.
The Bayelsa State Police Command confirmed the incident through its spokesperson, DSP Musa Mohammed. He stated that investigations have begun to determine the cause of death. According to DSP Mohammed, three people have been arrested, including the guest house owner and the cleaner who discovered the body.
Felix's brother, Dennis, was briefly taken into police custody after being found in possession of the deceased's mobile phone. He was later released after giving what police described as a satisfactory explanation for having the device. No cause of death has been officially given, and no autopsy results have been released.
Felix's brother was arrested over a mobile phone but released after explaining how he got it, while the guest house owner and cleaner remain in custody over a death with no confirmed cause. The police have not explained why those managing the facility are still detained when the circumstances of the death remain medically undetermined. If possession of a relative's phone raises suspicion, then the presence of alcohol sachets beside the body deserves equal public scrutiny. The focus on arrests rather than medical findings risks turning a death investigation into a moral crackdown.
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