An America, Charles Carlson, has been found dead hanging in a Lagos hotel room.
Carlson was discovered dead in the hotel room on Tuesday reports The Eagle Online.
Police sources said the Manager of Ellyx Vile Hotel, Vincent Owunke, reported the development to the police.
The management of the hotel became bothered when Carlson, 57, did not pick his calls or come down for breakfast.
The management then called his business partner to report the development.
On the arrival of the business partner, the door to the room was forced open, with Carlson found motionless in the room.
He was found to have “hung himself with a rope close to door”.
Detectives from Maroko Division of the Lagos State Police Command have visited the scene, it was gathered.
Carlson’s corpse has since been evacuated to the mortuary.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has directed the case to be transferred to Homicide Section of State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti for discreet investigation.