Mystery As AAU Lecturer Dies In Hotel After Meeting 21-Year-Old Woman

Mystery As AAU Lecturer Dies In Hotel After Meeting 21-Year-Old Woman

A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died in a hotel room after meeting a 21-year-old woman, with police detaining three people as they investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.

Uwuigbe, a lecturer in the Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, reportedly died at a hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, on Monday, October 5.

The Edo State Police Command said it received a report concerning the incident at about 8pm.

According to the police, Uwuigbe had lodged at the hotel and engaged the services of the 21-year-old woman, identified as Angela Defa Jacob.

The police said the lecturer later asked the woman to leave the room and buy water for him.

When she returned, she reportedly found Uwuigbe lying lifeless inside the room and raised an alarm, prompting the hotel management to contact the authorities.

The hotel owner, manager and the woman were subsequently detained to assist the police with their investigation.

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Uwuigbe’s remains were deposited at the Oriaifo Memorial Hospital mortuary, while detectives began investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

The police have not disclosed the cause of death and have not accused the woman or any of the other persons detained of causing the lecturer’s death.

AAU confirmed that Uwuigbe was a member of its academic staff but clarified that the incident occurred outside the university and was unrelated to the institution’s official activities.

The university also clarified that the 21-year-old woman involved in the incident was not an AAU student.

The university’s spokesperson, Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, described the incident as a private matter that occurred outside the institution.

The police are expected to establish what happened in the hotel room before the lecturer’s death and determine whether any criminal offence was committed.

For now, the circumstances surrounding the AAU lecturer’s death remain under investigation, while the three detained persons are assisting the authorities with inquiries.

Mystery As AAU Lecturer Dies In Hotel After Meeting 21-Year-Old Woman