TAGBO’S DEATH: Davido’s men spill the beans

Two suspects arrested in connection with the death of Tagbo Umeike, the late friend of pop singer Davido have both confessed that they brought Tagbo alive to the General Hospital before he gave up the ghost.

One of the suspects identified simply as Olaoye who is currently detained at the Police State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, said Tagbo was still breathing when they arrived at the hospital.

He said Tagbo was rushed to the hospital when he complained that his stomach was burning but he gave up the ghost minutes after they arrived the hospital and at the time the doctor arrived, Tagbo had died.

Olaoye said after the doctor confirmed Tagbo was dead, they were asked to fill a form to enable the hospital prepare his death certificate and they were able to get his international passport from his pocket to get his correct name and age.

“The doctor then said that people in-charge of such case were coming and that we should wait and meet them before the corpse can be kept in the mortuary.”

He said that it was at that point that it occurred to them that the people in-charge that the doctor referred to were the police prompting them to leave the hospital in a Hillux driven by Davido’s security detail.

Insisting that they are all innocent , Olaoye told the police that they ran away that night because in Nigeria, “even if it is clear that you had nothing to do with the death of someone, as long as you were at the scene, they will lock you up and accuse you of murder.”

Confirming Olaoye’s statement, one of the arrested suspects Busari Idris said Tagbo was gasping for breath and screaming that his stomach was burning and they had no choice but to rush him to the hospital.

“When the doctor said that we have to wait for the police, we knew the implication, that was why we fled the scene,” Busari said.

Meanwhile, the remains of Tagbo was committed to mother earth Friday (20th October) at his home town Osumenyi in Nnewi south LGA of Anambra state amid tears and wailing.

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