A shocking discovery was made on Monday at a telecommunications facility in Rumaholu community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, where the body of a security guard, identified as Uche, was found inside a diesel tank.
According to reports, Uche, who worked as a guard at the facility, allegedly fell into the tank on Saturday night, but his body was only discovered on Monday.
Residents of the area revealed that they last saw Uche on Saturday and began searching for him when he didn’t report to work on Sunday. Their search led them to the telecommunications facility, where they found his slippers near the diesel tank and the gate of the facility open.
One of the residents, who preferred to remain anonymous, told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that they were informed that Uche had attempted to steal diesel from the tank on Saturday night but accidentally fell inside.
The resident stated, “When I came to the shop this morning, a brother of the landlord told me that this man (the deceased) was trying to steal diesel from the place on Saturday night. And along the line, they don’t know how it happened, and he fell inside the tank.”
The resident further explained that when Uche’s absence was noticed on Sunday, a search party was formed, and they discovered the open protector, security house, and diesel tank.
They also found Uche’s clothes and slippers near the tank, leading them to the grim discovery of his body inside the tank.
Uche’s family and representatives of the telecommunications company have filed a complaint with the police. However, efforts to reach the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, were unsuccessful as her mobile phone number was not reachable.
