The Bauchi State Police Command has detained a 19-year-old individual (identity withheld) over the suspected homicide of a commercial sex worker in the Bauchi Local Government Area.
SP Ahmad Wakil, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), verified the arrest in a statement released on Wednesday in Bauchi.
The apprehended individual, taken into custody on Monday, stands accused of fatally injuring Emmanuella Ande during a dispute. This tragic incident occurred in a hotel room at Happiness Garden, located in Bayan Gari.
As per SP Wakil’s account, the disagreement escalated when the deceased demanded a payment of N5,000 for previous services rendered, leading to a physical altercation that inflicted severe injuries resulting in her demise. Additionally, the suspect reportedly stabbed another individual who attempted to aid 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.