A Director of Veterinary in the Kwara Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Khalid Ndaman, was on Monday, found dead in his office in Ilorin.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there were controversies on the circumstances surrounding the death of the director.
While a source said that Ndaman was found dead by some members of staff, another said that he slumped after reporting to duty on Monday morning and died.
NAN reports that the attention of his family members, whom sources said lived close to the ministry, was immediately called to the incident.
Ndaman is from Tsaragi in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara and the corpse has been taken there for burial.