Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the office of the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has called for a thorough investigation into the death of Abubakar Lawal, a Nigerian footballer who was reported dead on Monday by Ugandan club Vipers SC.

Initially, reports claimed that the former Wikki Tourists player had died in a ghastly motorcycle accident.

However, the Ugandan police later stated that Lawal had fallen from the third floor of a mall Shopping Arcade in Kampala on Monday morning.

The Ugandan police released the following statement:

"Preliminary reports indicate that Lawal arrived at the shopping mall in his vehicle, registration number UBQ 695G, to meet his friend, Omary Naima,...