Published 8th Aug, 2022

By Tola Owoyele

Joe Izzikil, a Nigerian living in India, has been found dead in a forest in Maharashtra, a state in the western peninsula of India, after a chase by the police on Sunday.

According to New Delhi Television, Izzikil had fled to the forest while being chased on Friday morning over a series of charges relating to drug possession.

“The victim, Joe Izzikil, had disappeared into the forest near Naglabunder while being chased by a police team on Friday morning,” an official of the city police said.

“Izzikil was later found lying on a pipe after a fall near a deserted house in the forest. He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.”

The Nigerian, a resident of Nallasopara in Mumbai, was said to have had several cases of drug possession registered against him by the police. His wife, who was not named, was said to have been arrested as well.

Izikill’s chase by the police was as a result of a confession by Sandeep Maurya, an Indian who was arrested for drug possession.

During his interrogation, Maurya had named Izzikil and one other unnamed Nigerian as his suppliers.

After the police arrested the unnamed Nigerian, Izzikil fled into the forest to avoid being captured.

“An accidental death report was registered with the Kasarwadavali police station, and the body was sent for post-mortem,” said the police.

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