Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- Ugandan police have launched an investigation into the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal, who reportedly fell from the third floor of a shopping mall in Kampala.

The 29-year-old former Nigeria U-20 international, who played as a striker for Ugandan Premier League club Vipers SC, was found critically injured outside the Voicemall Shopping Arcade early Monday morning.

According to police reports, he had been visiting a Tanzanian friend residing in one of the mall's residential apartments.

A report by AFP indicates that authorities are currently retrieving CCTV footage and conducting thorough interrogations to determine the exact circumstances of the incident.

Lawal's friend, identified as Omary Naima, told ...