» Man Dies After Drinking 4 Crates Of Beer In Lagos «

A man identified as Femi Aluko has died after he reportedly
drank four cartons of beer in Shasha, a suburb of Lagos,
western Nigeria.
P.M.NEWS gathered that some people donated the cartons
of beer to Aluko who boasted that he could consume that
quantity.
But after Aluko reportedly drank the four cartons of beer, he
became terribly drunk, lost control and fell into a gutter
while he attempting to go home.
The incident happened on Thursday evening at a popular
restaurant. After he fell into the gutter, non of the residents
who saw him tried to rescue him. He was found dead in
the gutter the following morning.
According to residents, the late Aluko was known in the
area as a drunk.
A resident, Mrs Nike Salawu who spoke to our reporter
said the late Aluko had financial and family challenges for
several years, which led him into heavy drinking of alcohol.
She said some of the residents had tried in the past to
persuade him from drinking but he refused.
She said it was due to his drinking habit that he fell into a
gutter, and nobody was willing to assist him till Friday
morning when he was found dead there.
On how he got money to buy the drinks, she said it was
the residents that usually bought the drinks for him.
The matter was reported to the police at Shasha division
who went to the scene of the incident to see the corpse.
However, before the police could take the corpse to the
General Hospital for autopsy, members of his family went
to the station and asked for the remains for burial.
When our reporter visited Shasha police division, the DPO
was not around to comment on the matter.
However, sources at the station who confirmed the
incident said the corpse has been released to the family
for burial.