The
Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, stated this yesterday at a
briefing in Lagos, where he announced that Davido has been re-invited
for questioning.
According
to Edgal, the autopsy report revealed that Tagbo died from suffocation,
adding that Davido’s driver and two of his friends abandoned him in his
car at the hospital. “He has been re-invited for questioning because he
lied that he only knew of Tagbo’s demise while he was at DNA nightclub,
in Victoria Island, a claim that has been found to be untrue,” he said.
Tagbo
reportedly died on the eve of his birthday last week Tuesday at a bar
in the Lekki area of the state. Two other associates of the singer, DJ
Olu, 25, and Chime Amaechi, were found lifeless in the former’s BMW car
parked in the underground garage of Block B, Banana Island, Lagos on
Saturday, three days after Tagbo’s death.
A
Nigerian actress, Caroline Danjuma, had, through a post on Instagram,
accused Davido of dumping Tagbo’s corpse at the General Hospital, Lagos,
after he allegedly died in his (Davido’s) car.
The actress alleged in the post, which she later deleted, that Davido and his crew fled after depositing the body.
The
police boss said Davido was re-invited for questioning because he lied
that he only knew of the Tagbo’s demise while he was at a nightclub, DNA
in Victoria Island, a claim that has been found to be untrue.
According
to him, Close Circuit Television (CCTV) footages obtained from the
General Hospital, Lagos, revealed that Davido’s escort Hilux vehicle
driver and two of his (Davido’s) friends took the deceased to the
hospital and abandoned him there.
He
said: “On October 3, around 9:20a.m. the Chief Security Officer (CSO)
of General Hospital Lagos, Oparanti Moshood alerted the Divisional
Police Officer (DPO) Lion Building that an unidentified male was brought
in dead in an Ash Toyota Camry Saloon car marked LSD378EL by two
unidentified males.
“From
the international passport found in the deceased’s car, the DPO gave
his identity as Tagbo Umeike. Immediately after, one Caroline Danjuma,
an actress and the victim’s fiancee, published on her Instagram page
that her boyfriend died in the company of one David Adeleke alias Davido
and friends.
“To
be objective and verify facts, I called for a pre-investigation meeting
in my conference room. In attendance were all parties including family,
friends of the deceased, those of Davido, Caroline Danjuma, the DPO and
investigating officers.
“The
meeting confirmed that the deceased Tagbo Umeike on that day, met and
had drinks with friends at Shisha Bar amongst whom was Davido. The bar
tender confirmed the deceased had as much as 40 stots of Tequila and
exhibited signs of drunkenness. The CCTV footage also confirmed this.
“Davido
had told the police he had left Shisha Bar for DNA Nugjt Club in
Victoria Island without the deceased and was only informed by mutual
friends of his death while he was at DNA. However, investigation
revealed that Davido’s white Toyota Hilux escort driver, Tunde Usutu,
accompanied by Agbeje Olaoye and Idris Busari, both Davido’s friends,
took the deceased to the General Hospital Lagos and abandoned him in his
vehicle on the instruction of Davido.
“The
CCTV footage at the hospital picked the escort vehicle abs the entire
activity. The vehicle was recovered from Davido’s residence at 7,
Awoshika Street, Lekki Phase 1.
“This
completely debunks Davido’s claim that he did not know how the deceased
got to the General Hospital. The interim autopsy report stated that the
victim died of Asphyxia.”
On
the cause of death of two other Davido’s friends who were found dead
inside a BMW car marked KJA631AY on October 7 at Banana Island, Edgal
said the autopsy had not been concluded.
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