A
detainee, Suleiman Yerima has died in EFCC Custody.
Here are
the details
Suleiman
Yerima, a businessman and foreign exchange dealer remanded in Kirikiri prison custody
following an ongoing trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), has been reported dead.
Yerima
was said to have died last Friday during the end of Ramadan fasting prayers on
the Muslim praying ground in Kirikiri prison, Lagos. Officials told PRNigeria,
an organisation that releases statements for security agencies, that the
businessman suddenly slumped while prayers were ongoing.
He was subsequently rushed to the medical
facility by prisons officials and the visiting clerics but was later pronounced
dead.
Although
result of the autopsy on the corpse was still being awaited, Yerima is
suspected to have died of natural causes, as preliminary examinations showed
that he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest, which led to his slumping during the
prayers.
Yerima
was arrested in March following a petition against him by Denis Ale and Gladys
Aginwa. He was alleged to have involved in fraudulent activities.
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