The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the murder of a young lady in a hotel located in the Ibagwa Road Area of Nsukka.
According to reports, the incident occurred on Saturday at Madoka Hotel, where the victim checked in with a young man who is now on the run.
SaharaReporters learnt that the hotel staff discovered the victim’s body after the suspect claimed she had left earlier.
“There was never anything as such (ritual) on her, like mutilation or body parts missing, not at all,” said SP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer in a statement issued to some journalists.
“Obviously, she was murdered, but the claim of ritual and removal of body parts as being peddled is total falsehood. Everything is intact; we suspect murder, but obviously not as per ritual, mutilation and all that.”
Meanwhile, SaharaReporters learnt that the police had taken staff members of the hotel into custody and were working to arrest the fleeing suspect.
The identity of the victim has not been established.
According to reports, the victim checked into the hotel with the suspect on Friday, and the hotel staff reported that the suspect claimed the victim had left early on Saturday.
However, when the cleaners went to the room, they discovered the victim’s body.
“The culprit, who is now on the run, murdered her, removed nothing from her body, and placed the mattress on her body and covered it with bed spread,” a source close to the investigation revealed.
However, the police debunked the claims of body parts being removed.
The police are working to identify the suspect and bring him to justice.
The case is still under investigation, and the police are urging anyone with information to come forward.