Love Shimite, the special adviser to Sheriff Oborevwori,
governor of Delta state, on trade and export, is dead.
Shimite died in the early hours of Monday.
Speaking with TheCable Bright Edafe, the police spokesperson
in Delta, said the deceased’s husband called the police to report that his wife
fell ill and died on Monday morning.
Edafe said Shimite’s husband informed the police that his
wife’s family members are allegedly threatening his life for being responsible
for the death.
The police spokesperson said an autopsy would be conducted
to ascertain the actual cause of the deceased’s death.
“First, we don’t have any report of any confrontation with
the husband. It was the husband who called the police this morning that his
wife fell ill and died,” Edafe said.
“He said he is getting threats from the family of his wife
and feared that they might attack him over the incident.
“We took him into protective custody. The body of the
deceased has been deposited in the mortuary awaiting autopsy.”
Edafe added that the deceased’s family had lodged a
complaint with the police alleging that the husband might have played a role in
Shimite’s death.
“For now, we are treating the case as a natural death. Since
the family of the deceased has lodged a complaint against the husband, then we
are going to go to autopsy,” he added.
Controversy has trailed the death of the deceased, as some
reports alleged that she died of domestic violence.
However, the Delta police spokesperson said the domestic
violence allegations are mere “social media propaganda,” which are false.
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