Sex Worker Stabs Client To Death In Lagos
A 48-year-old man, simply identified as Okafor has been allegedly stabbed to death by a sex worker, Joy Kelvin, at Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
The incident was said to have occurred on Monday morning at about 5:30 am with the state Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, confirming the unfortunate incident in an official statement released to the media
The statement disclosed that the late Okafor had brought Joy to his house to spend the night. However, the deceased’s friend reported at the Ilasan Police Division at about 7 am that Okafor was stabbed to death by the suspect.
Hundeyin, who stated that a team of police detectives visited the scene, took photographs, and evacuated the corpse to the morgue for autopsy, wrote; “Today, October 7, 2024, at approximately 07:20 am, a complainant reported at Ilasan Division that earlier that day at about 05:32 hours, he received a call from a friend stating that Okafor, a 48-year-old male and also his friend, was stabbed in his house at Jakande Housing Estate, Lekki, Lagos, by Joy Kelvin, a female prostitute he had brought home overnight.
“The victim was rushed to General Hospital, Marina, Lagos, where he was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty. Following the report, detectives from the division promptly visited the scene, took photographs, evacuated the corpse, and deposited it at General Hospital Morgue, Yaba, for preservation and autopsy.”
According to the Command Spokesperson, the suspect had been arrested while efforts were underway to locate the deceased’s family members, adding that; “The investigation is ongoing”.
