18-year-old boy kills 28-year-old commercial sex worker over N10,000 fee for sex

Joy Anyim

An 18-year-old boy, Jamiu Malomo, has been arrested by detectives at the Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly killing a 28-year-old woman, Azeezat Akande.

It was gathered that the suspect picked Akande, alleged to be a commercial sex worker, from a bar on July 17, for a fee of N10,000 for the night.

An argument however broke out the next morning after the suspect refused to make good their agreement of N10,000.

The suspect allegedly led the deceased to the roadside in the pretence of going to get some money, but quickly went to fetch a knife, stabbed and dumped her body by the roadside in Illupeju Community, Oke -Aregba area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital.

The Nigerian Xpress reports that the lifeless body of the deceased was found by residents, and the knife used in committing the murder was also found by the side of the deceased.

According to the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, the chairman of the community reported the matter at the Adatan Police Division.

Oyeyemi said upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Abiodun Salau, a Superintendent of Police (SP), led detectives to the scene from where the corpse was moved to the state hospital, Ijaye mortuary.

The PPRO said: “The DPO and his crack detectives embarked on intelligence and forensic investigations to unravel the mystery behind the gruesome murder of the deceased.

“Their efforts paid off when they received a piece of information that the person who was last seen with the deceased had been sighted at about 11:45 pm of Thursday, July 22, at 3AD Bar at Panseke area of Abeokuta, where he was trying to pick another girl. The detectives quickly moved in there and got him arrested.

“On interrogation, the suspect who was just released from prison custody last month confessed killing the deceased. According to him, he picked the deceased from Panseke and took her home for sexual pleasure. After having carnal knowledge of the victim, the victim demanded the N10,000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her because he had only eight thousand nairas with him.

“This led to a hot argument between them, he then gave his phone to the deceased to hold and wait for him on the road to bring the money for her. While the deceased was waiting, the suspect came back with a knife unknown to the victim and he stabbed her deeply on her neck resulting in the instant death of the deceased.”

He stated that the Commissioner of Police (CP), Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation.

“The CP also warned criminals to stop testing the resolve of the command to bring any criminal to book no matter where they are, because the command is ready more than ever before to ensure that no criminal go unpunished,” Oyeyemi added.