Tony Iwelu, the Chief Security Officer, CSO, of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi is dead.
It is unclear how Iwelu died but sources close to the Minister said that the DSS Officer died of electrocution at his hotel room in Kaduna.
This comes hours after reports of the attack on Amaechi on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line surfaced online.
It also coincides with claims by the co-convener of #BringBackOurGirls Campaign, Aisha Yesufu that the Minister was indeed attacked.
However, sources close to the Minister of Transportation said Iwelu who served as Amaechi’s CSO since he was Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and then Governor of Rivers State was pronounced dead after he was electrocuted by the Shower rose in his hotel room.
The source added that: “The shower rose electrocuted Tony and triggered a heart attack immediately. He died on the spot. The incident has left the Minister devastated”.
The death of Tony Iwelu was further corroborated by Amaechi’s official photographer, Israel Ibeleme in a post on his Facebook page.
The Media Office of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi is yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
