DELTA: Married Father Of 4 Murdered By Sex Worker

A commercial sex worker has been arrested by the police in Asaba for allegedly stabbing her client to death during an argument at Destar Hotel, Asaba. The incident happened on July 18.
 DSP Andrew Aniamaka, spokesperson for the police command in the state said on Friday in Asaba that the police responded to a distress call from the hotel after the incident.

“The suspect is currently in police custody.
“A day after the incident, the “C Division’’ in Asaba carried out preliminary investigation on the case and transferred it to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department.

“As I speak to you, homicide detectives have commenced full investigation into the case with a view to unravelling what actually transpired between the suspect and the victim to establish culpability.”

A bar attendant, who preferred anonymity, said:

“The sad incident started like a normal argument inside the hotel room, and before we realised it, a man was down with a fatal stab.
“The incident happened at about 10.45 p.m., so nobody could actually say what led to the fracas.

A sex workers in the hotel who also spoke with newsmen said“our business to a standstill’’.

“However, I will like to use this opportunity to advise our clients to always respect themselves when they come here.

“Many of the clients do invite trouble to themselves. I rest my case,” she said.

The victim was a married man with four children.