The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a commercial sex worker, Joy Kelvin, for allegedly stabbing a 48-year-old client, identified as Okafor, to death.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident on Monday.
The stabbing reportedly took place at 5:32 a.m. at Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
According to Hundeyin, the case was reported to the Ilasan Division by a friend of the deceased.
“A complainant reported that he received a call from one of his friends that Okafor had been stabbed in his house by Joy Kelvin, a prostitute he had brought home overnight.
The victim was rushed to the General Hospital, Marina, where he was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty,” Hundeyin explained.
Following the report, detectives from the division visited the scene and arrested the suspect.
The body of the deceased has been evacuated and deposited at the General Hospital Mortuary, Yaba, for preservation and autopsy.
Hundeyin added that efforts are ongoing to contact the deceased’s family while investigations continue to uncover the full circumstances of the incident.
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