The police in Abia on Wednesday confirmed the death of one unidentified man and a woman in a brothel in Umuahia.
The Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Nta
Ogbonnaya, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in
Umuahia.
He said that the two persons were found dead in the early hours of
Wednesday in the brothel located at No. 44 Uyo Street, Umuahia.
“The information we got is that many people died in the brothel but
on getting to the place, we found only two lifeless bodies and six other
persons who were unconscious.”
He said that the remains of the deceased had been deposited in the
mortuary while the unconscious ones, including the manager of the
brothel, were taken to the Federal Medical Centre.
He added that the deceased and the six unconscious persons were found
in different rooms in the brothel, popularly known as 50-50.
Mr. Ogbonnaya, however, said that the cause of the death was still
unknown, saying that “an autopsy would be carried out on the deceased to
ascertain the cause of their death”.
He advised residents of the area to remain calm, adding that the
homicide unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department had
commenced investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, commercial sex workers resident in the brothel and other
residents of the street had fled the area for fear of being arrested by
the police.
A witness said that the residents of the brothel woke up “running
helter-skelter” and screaming that they were attacked by a ghost.
“The ensuing confusion caused stampede among other residents who also
joined in scampering for safety,” the eye-witness who pleaded anonymity
said.
Picture credit:Abia Facts Newspaper
Picture credit:Abia Facts Newspaper
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