Police officer Inspector Damian Oguinye on Thursday gave his testimony on the findings of the police at the death scene of a socialite Dapo Ojora in Ikoyi, Lagos on December 11, 2020.
Ojora, who was the son of businessman, Adekunle Ojora, and brother-in-law of former Senate President Bukola Saraki, is alleged to have shot himself dead at his Ikoyi residence.
Testifying before an Ikeja Coroner’s Court, Oguinye said Ikoyi Police Station received a distress call from Adeyinka Ojora in the evening of December 11, 2020, to the effect that a 59-year-old man was found lifeless in a pool of blood.
He said that the divisional police officer (DPO) of the Ikoyi Police Station, Mustapha Tijani, went to the scene with a team of police officers.
“A Beretta Pistol was found laying on the upper chest of the deceased, and when a search was made, an empty shell was discovered in an indoor waste basket,” he said.
The witness added that the pistol had 13 rounds of live ammunition still loaded in it.
“While the team saw only one shell in the waste basket, it later came and saw two other empty shells in the premises.
“The deceased was lying down facing upwards. The bullet had hit the wall,” he said.
Earlier, Oguinye said that the crime scene was preserved by the police and that Ojora family doctor, who was at the scene before the police, had already pronounced the deceased dead.
He said that the DPO confirmed there was no break-in.
Oguinye said the shirt the deceased was wearing was torn by the DPO to check his torso for bruises but nothing was found.
The domestic staff, Nkiru Joseph, he said showed the police where the other guns were kept.
The Coroner Oyetade Komolafe adjourned proceedings until February 18.
