Police probe mysterious death of Nigerian man at Kilimani Airbnb

Homicide detectives attached to Kilimani Police Station in Nairobi are probing the mysterious death of a Nigerian national aged 44 years who collapsed and died at his furnished apartment in Nairobi’s Kilimani along Kindaruma Road over the weekend.

According to police preliminary investigations, John Obas Isokpehi aged 44, allegedly called the owner of the room saying he was feeling unwell.

The owner found him unresponsive and took him to hospital where he died.

Police said preliminary findings had shown he suffered high blood pressure.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending further autopsy and probe.

And in a separate incident, a man died at a sand harvesting site after it caved in burying him beneath in Athi River, Machakos county on July 29, 2023.

Police said the body of Kyalo Juma aged 26 was discovered in the cave having been hit and covered with rocks and sand.

It is suspected the incident happened after the walls of the cave collapsed. Police are investigating the incident.

The caves have been dug deeper to enable harvesting of the sand from the place amid calls to address the menace of environmental issues.