Guest collapses, dies in Niger state government house lodge

The police command in Niger state says a male guest has died after collapsing inside one of the lodges within the government house in Minna.

TheCable understands that the deceased, identified by Wasiu Abiodun, police spokesperson for Niger state, as Gregory, had gone to visit Sammy Adigun, chairman of the Niger Food Security Systems and Logistics Company Limited, when the incident occurred.

He was said to have suddenly fallen ill after realising his host was unavailable.

Medical personnel from the IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna, were reportedly contacted, but the visitor reportedly died before help could arrive.

In a statement on Monday, the police spokesperson said the incident occurred around 9:30pm on August 2 within the government house premises.

“On the 2nd of August, 2025, at about 9.30pm, a report of suspected sudden death was received from the CSO Govt House, Minna, which indicated that a guest who was identified as Gregory became unconscious in one of the government house lodges,” the statement reads.

“The police operatives attached to GRA Div moved to the scene, and the guest was rushed to IBB specialist hospital Minna, where he was later confirmed dead.”

Abiodun added that the corpse has been deposited in a mortuary for autopsy to determine the possible cause of death.