A Public Administration final year student of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu, Emmanuel Ezeugwu has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing a commercial sex worker.
Ezeugwu, who hails from Ezimo in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu state, was said to have committed the offence in his 16 Onuato, Ogui, Enugu residence.
According to police spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, a superintendent (SP), the incident occurred around 3am on Sunday.
Amaraizu said: “Ezeugwu had on Saturday night picked up a commercial sex worker at a red light location around Rangers Avenue. Both agreed on N4,000 for a night. On getting home, the deceased insisted on finishing what she was inhaling for her to be in the mood. Ezeugwu, who had already drunk slept off. He woke up around 3am and requested for sex. After several minutes of struggle, she bites him, went to kitchen and returned with a knife. Fight broke out between them and as the deceased tried to stab him, he overpowered her and the knife mistakenly went straight to the deceased stomach. He also stabbed her on the neck.
“On noticing that the girl had died, the suspect hides her in his room and ran away. His neighbours notified Neighbourhood watch members, who alerted the police. The police came and radioed their colleagues who arrested him on his way to Lagos.
“His room was later searched and the corpse was recovered and deposited at the Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre mortuary, Enugu.
“Ezeugwu is blaming drunkenness for his action.”
