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By Amah
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A 48-year-old man simply identified as Okafor, has lost his life to a sex worker, who stabbed him, following a disagreement over payment.
The tragic incident, which occurred at the Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State, was traced to Okafor’s refusal to pay the sex worker after engaging her overnight.
He had reportedly brought Joy to his house to spend the night but an argument broke out between them the following morning over payment, which made the suspect to stab him with a sharp object and turning his joy into sorrow.
“Okafor brought the sex worker home the night earlier. She demanded her fee when he was leaving in the morning but Okafor did not give her what they agreed. This led to an argument and Joy reached for a sharp object and stabbed him. Okafor became unconscious after the attack and later died,” a source said.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident, saying the deceased’s friend lodged the report at the Ilasan Police Division in the area.
According to him, a team of police detectives visited the scene, took photographs, and evacuated Okafor’s remains to the General Hospital mortuary.
“Today, October 7, 2024, at approximately 07:20 hours, a complainant reported at the 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,” Hundeyin wrote.
“The victim was rushed to the 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 the General Hospital morgue, Yaba, for preservation and autopsy.”
Hundeyin also said that efforts were being made to locate the deceased’s family members, as investigation is ongoing.
