The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a commercial sex worker, Joy Kelvin, for allegedly stabbing a client, simply identified as Okafor, 48, to death.
The command’s Public Relations
Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Monday in Lagos.
Hundeyin said that the incident
happened on Monday at 5:32 am at Jakande Housing Estate, in the Lekki area of
the state.
According to him, the murder
case was reported at the Ilasan Division by a friend of the deceased.
“A complainant reported that he
got a call from one of his friends that Okafor was stabbed in his house by one
Joy Kelvin, a prostitute he brought to his house overnight.
“He stated further that the
victim was rushed to the General Hospital, Marina, where he was pronounced dead
by the doctor on duty,” he said
Hundenyin further said: “On the
receipt of the report, the scene was promptly visited by detectives of the
division and the suspect was apprehended.
“The corpse has been evacuated
and deposited at General Hospital Mortuary, Yaba for preservation and autopsy.”
He said efforts were ongoing to
locate the family member of the deceased, while an investigation is also going
on to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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