{"id":198202,"date":"2026-03-31T18:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lawyer-suffocates-in-abuja-hotel-lift-accident"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:22:57","slug":"lawyer-suffocates-in-abuja-hotel-lift-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lawyer-suffocates-in-abuja-hotel-lift-accident","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer Suffocates in Abuja Hotel Lift Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A lawyer identified as Barister Abdulsalam Ginsau from Kano has reportedly suffocated to death in the lift of an Abuja hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Although details surrounding the incident cannot be ascertained at the moment, netizens have started reacting to it, with some blaming the development on poor power supply.<\/p>\n<p>Former federal lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani confirmed the incident in a post on his X handle.<\/p>\n<p>The All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, described the incident as pathetic.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cThe case of Barister Abdulsalam Ginsau from Kano is very pathetic. He was trapped in an Abuja hotel lift, and he suffocated to death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould it be that the power supplying the lift ceased midway, or the lift had technical issues or was just a tragedy of fate?<\/p>\n<p>May his soul rest in peace, Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A lawyer identified as Barister Abdulsalam Ginsau from Kano has reportedly suffocated to death in the lift of an Abuja hotel. Although details surrounding the incident cannot be ascertained at the moment, netizens have started reacting to it, with some blaming the development on poor power supply. 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