PMNews reports that the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ipokia local government area of Ogun state, Alhaji Saruku Suraju popularly known as “Aro Meta” has died in a hotel after a fling with a woman.
A family source, who confided in PMNews confirmed that the man died in a hotel while his mistress, who no one knows fled without any trace.
“The incident happened around 9:00pm on Friday and we have buried him yesterday according to Islamic rite. Yes, he died at De Lover hotel. What I know was that, his party, PDP is to have the final meeting of those to be elected as officers of the party in their forthcoming Congress.
“He was on his way to the meeting when they said, a lady called him on his phone and asked him to join her at the hotel. It was his dead body that was later taken out from the hotel with series of information flying around.
According to the family source,
“Some said he might have contracted thunderbolt, “Magun”, a charm laid for partners who are adulterous.
“Some people said he was strangled to death by unknown people while some said he was killed by a chemical substance sniffed into his nose with an handkerchief. What all these means is that, it has a political undertone.
“We were told that he had a misunderstanding with someone in the party over the chairmanship seat as he wanted to return to the office while other candidates are interested.
“I was not there, all these are what people are saying. I don’t want to speak ill about the dead, he was there all alone now. This is a big lesson for everybody, please, spare me to stop here, I don’t want to say more than this”, the source revealed.
The deceased, according to a close relative, was the only child of his parent. The relative pointed out that his mother is still alive.
He was buried two days ago, according to Islamic rites at his residence, Oja ale area, beside Apostolic Church, Ibatefin, near Agosasa, Ogun state.