Naval Officers who worked with the Fleet
Commander, Western Naval Command
(WNC), Rear Admiral Daniel Ikoli, who was
found dead at his Apapa, Lagos residence
on Wednesday April 5th(Read here), say
contrary to reports, the deceased did not kill
himself.
According to the officers who spoke to NAN
on condition of anonymity, Ikoli who has
been tipped to become the next Chief of
Naval Staff, was assassinated.
The source said Ikoli who lived alone as his
wife lived in Abuja and children live abroad,
say there is a mystery surrounding Ikoli’s
death.
“At the close of work, he usually
allows his aides to go home and stay
with their families. In most cases, he
will be the one to open the gate of
his residence for visitors using a
remote control. The officer would not
have killed himself. It is pure case of
assassination. There is a mystery
surrounding his death. For instance,
the two ambulances they brought to
take him to the mortuary refused to
move. It was when they brought his
service car and transferred the body
into it that they were able to take his
corpse to the morgue’’ he said
Another souce who spoke on condition of
anonymity said the deceased was a
disciplined officer who was loved by many.
“Ikoli was a disciplined, gentle,
straightforward and honest man, who
had no regard for protocol. It is
nothing but a murder case. Ikoli
transformed the place by introducing
smart I.D. cards and increasing
special duty allowance from N4, 000
to N12, 000. Everybody is aware that
he was an introvert, but he made
sure that things worked properly and
he had respect for all and zero
tolerance for corruption. He really
complimented President Buhari on
his anti-corruption war and I think
that was why he was appointed to
serve on the arms deal probe panel.
His elevation as the next Chief of
Naval Staff would have been
announced if not for the president’s
trip to London for medical checkup.’’
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