Two commercial sex workers have escaped ritual murder at a popular hotel along Ebeano Tunnel, Ogui Road, in Enugu, the Enugu State capital after hookup with some men. ..Read Full Article
The ladies were reported to have gone into the hotel(names withheld) on Thursday night, July 4, 2024 with two men suspected to be organ harvesters.
This was contained in a viral video sighted by our correspondent, who learnt the ladies had their mouths and hands tied,l as well as legs bound by the men, who allegedly kept them inside the hotel room toilet.
It was gathered the suspects were discussing and bargaining with their supposed clients over the phone on which parts of the body would be needed and for how much.
It was further learnt the suspects left for final physical negotiation after misunderstanding with their buyer/client over the phone.
The ladies were however said to have been rescued around 3pm on Friday by the hotel staff, who also found bowels, two sharp knives, a cutlass and a cooler with which to package the parts they wanted in the hotel room.
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But reacting to the incident on Monday, the Enugu Police Command described the narrative as misleading.
According to the spokesman of the command, Daniel Ndukwe, “preliminary investigation revealed a case of demanding money with menaces and fraud, and not murder or human organs or parts harvesting as being peddled.
“Further revealed is that the ladies, operating as commercial sex workers, made out with the young men on July 3, 2024, in a hotel (names withheld) along Agbani Road, Enugu. They had another appointment the following day and met the suspects in the hotel where the incident occurred.
“At the hotel, the suspects beat and tied up the girls in the hotel’s room toilet after menacingly demanding and obtaining their phones and account details, including their Personal Identification Numbers (PINs). They surreptitiously found their way out of the hotel before the victims were rescued, as seen in the video. They further fraudulently withdrew a cumulative sum of one hundred and twenty thousand (₦120,000.00) from the victims’ accounts”.
The police also disclosed that a bag containing two kitchen knives and sportswear the suspects left behind was recovered while an intelligence-guided investigation to fish out and bring the fleeing suspects to book is ongoing.
The Command advised owners and managers of hotels to exercise the highest standards of security alertness and ensure that lodgers are properly screened, and their verifiable details obtained before being accommodated.
It also cautioned young ladies against going out with unknown persons, particularly males, under any guise to avoid falling prey to similar criminals and their activities.
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