MAN DIES AFTER COLLAPSING IN NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LODGE

August 5, 2025

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By Aishat Momoh. O.

A man identified simply as Gregory has died after collapsing inside one of the lodges within the Niger State Government House in Minna, the state capital.

According to the Niger State Police Command, Gregory had visited the premises on Friday, August 2, to see Sammy Adigun, Chairman of the Niger Food Security Systems and Logistics Company Limited. However, upon learning that his host was unavailable, Gregory reportedly became ill and collapsed.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Monday. He said police operatives attached to the GRA Division were immediately deployed to the scene following a distress report from the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the Government House.

“On the 2nd of August, 2025, at about 9:30 p.m., a report of suspected sudden death was received from the CSO Govt House, Minna, indicating that a guest identified as Gregory became unconscious in one of the Government House Lodges,” the statement read.

Gregory was rushed to the IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna, where he was later confirmed dead by medical personnel.

His body has been deposited in the hospital mortuary for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

The police have commenced investigations into the incident.