Tony Iwelu, the Chief Security Officer of the Minister of Transportation, chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has been reported killed.
Sources close to the Minister said 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.
The source said Iwelu (PSIO), 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.
