An Assistant Commissioner of Police, who was also in charge of the Area K, Morogbo, of the Lagos State Police Command, Osung Ekpo, has drowned in a hotel on Valentine’s Day in the Ajah area of the state.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Ekpo died at about 5pm on Sunday while swimming in the hotel’s swimming pool.

Our correspondents gathered that Ekpo was in company with friends on Sunday and had decided to relax in the swimming pool before he drowned.

He was said to have been rescued from the pool by policemen and hotel workers, who rushed him to a nearby hospital. But he reportedly died a few minutes after, and was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty.

According to witnesses, Ekpo’s corpse has been moved to a morgue while investigations to confirm the cause of his death were ongoing.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmus, confirmed the death, adding that investigations are ongoing.