The Lagos State Police Command has nabbed a commercial sex worker, Joy Kelvin, for purportedly stabbing a client, simply identified as Okafor, aged 48, to death.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, had confirmed this news report on Monday in Lagos.
SP Hundeyin added that the incident occurred on Monday at 5:32 am at Jakande Housing Estate, in the Lekki area of the state and the murder case was reported at the Ilasan Division by an acquaintance of the deceased.
What They’re Saying
In Hundeyin’s words;
“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.”
“On the receipt of the report, the scene was promptly visited by detectives of the division and the suspect was apprehended.” Hundenyin further said, concluding that, “The corpse has been evacuated and deposited at General Hospital Mortuary, Yaba for preservation and autopsy.”
He added that efforts were ongoing to locate the family member of the deceased, while a probe was also ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.