The FCT Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of One Promise Ekong a female resident of 21 Corner Shop, 1st Avenue Gwarimpa who was reported earlier swimming in the pool and was noticed to have suddenly stopped moving.
According to the FCT Police Command spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh, she said that upon receipt of the information, a Team of Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) swung into action and visited the scene of the incident. Ekong was rushed to the hospital, where she was sadly confirmed dead.
“On Wednesday, February 8th, 2023, at about 5:35 pm, the Gwarimpa Divisional Police Headquarters received a report from one Abang Paul, a male resident of SNCO 1 Lungi Barracks Abuja, that one Yakubu Mohammed, a male lodger at the Stanzel Hotel in Gwarimpa, had earlier called to inform him that his sister, One Promise Ekong, a female resident of 21 Corner Shop, First Avenue, Gwarimpa, who was reported to be swimming in the pool, had suddenly stopped moving.
“The deceased has been deposited at the mortuary, and an investigation into situations surrounding the unfortunate incident has commenced.” Developments will be subsequently communicated, DSP Josephine Adeh said.
