[Photo] Naval commander shoots self dead in Lagos

The Fleet Commander, Western Naval Command, Apapa, Lagos State, Rear Admiral Daniel Ikoli, has allegedly shot himself dead in his residence in the Apapa area.

Rear Admiral Daniel Ikoli,

It was learnt that a service pistol, expended and live ammunition, were recovered at the scene by police detectives who visited the residence.

It gathered that he lived with his house boy. His wife stays in Abuja, while his children are schooling abroad.

The commander, a member of the presidential committee investigating the $15bn arms deal, left his office on Tuesday around 1pm, on the grounds that he was ill.

Around 5am on Wednesday, the house boy reportedly heard a gunshot from his room. On getting to the spot, he found him dead and raised the alarm.

A source close to Okoli disclosed that he had been managing depression and an ailment for some time, adding that it was not impossible that he committed suicide.

The source, however, did not disclose the nature of the ailment.

~Culled from ThePunch