By Akeem Oduyoye
A 19-year-old man (names withheld) has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for the allegedly stabbing to death a commercial sex worker in the state for demanding N5,000 for the services she rendered to him.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Ahmad Wakil, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday in Bauchi.
He said the suspect was arrested on Monday, just as he also added that the accused fatally stabbed Emmanuella Ande during an altercation.
According to Wakil, the unfortunate incident took place in a hotel room at Happiness Garden situated in Bayan Gari.
The state police image-maker also said the argument escalated when the deceased demanded a payment of N5,000 for her services during a previous encounter, leading to a physical confrontation that resulted in her sustaining a serious injury leading to her death.
He said the suspect also stabbed one other person, among those who came to rescue the deceased.
“It led to a physical confrontation where the victim sustained a serious injury which resulted in her death.
“The arrest was made following a distress call received from a good samaritan that on the same date, at about 6:45 p.m., the suspect entered a hotel room of Happiness Garden situated at Bayan Gari.
“He subsequently stabbed his girlfriend, Emmanuella Ande, around her upper chest region and at that point, the victim screamed and the people around attempted to rescue her.
“They forcefully opened the door, where the suspect additionally stabbed one, Zaharaddeen Adamu, on his left hand,” he said.
Police officers managed to rescue the suspect from potential mob violence and promptly referred the victims to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi.
Ande was pronounced dead by a medical doctor and her body was deposited at the morgue.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect and the deceased had met on Facebook earlier in the year.
It was also discovered that the suspect had debited N400,000 from his father’s bank account to spend time with his girlfriend.
The police recovered a knife at the crime scene, and the suspect is expected to face charges in court upon the completion of the investigation.