At about 8.30pm on Saturday, a man identified as Izuchukwu Achusim got drowned in a swimming pool.
He is said to have drowned at the Lotus Garden hotel in Onitsha, Anambra state.
According to Mohammed Haruna, spokesperson of the state police command,confirming the incident said the victim went to the hotel to swim with his girlfriend. he said:
‘However, the victim who was said to be drunk jumped into the deepest part of the pool and got drowned. The hotel manager and other guests pulled the victim out and rushed him to waterside hospital Onitsha for medical attention but he was later certified death by a medical Doctor on duty.”
The police spokesperson said the case is under investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident.