The victim has been identified as Zara Tuah.
A sex worker has been stabbed to death in a hotel in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, by two men who lodged her .
The victim has been identified as Zara Tuah.
According to Punch, the victim was stabbed with a pair of scissors on Sunday night after an argument broke out between Zara and the men in the hotel room.
A resident who pleaded anonymity said, “We woke up this morning to the news of the death of a commercial sex worker in a hotel in Kubwa here. What we heard was that an argument occurred between her and the two men.”
“She was stabbed by one of them in seven different places including in her stomach”
When contacted, the FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh said two persons had been arrested in connection with the lady’s murder.
Adeh said, “The FCT Police Command received a distress call from Galaxy Hotel Byazhin that one Maman Ajiya and Usman Lawal both males of no known address lodged in the hotel with one Zara Tua.
“A disagreement later ensued between the trio which led to Zara Tua being stabbed with scissors. Upon receipt of the report, Police operatives from the Byazhin Police Division immediately deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, they met the said Ajiya was beaten to a stupor by an angry mob.
“The victim and suspects were rushed to Kubwa General Hospital where the doctors on duty confirmed the victim dead.”
Adeh said investigation had commenced into the matter.