Woman stabbed to death by 2 men in Abuja hotel

Woman stabbed to death by 2 men in Abuja hotel

A tragic incident occurred on Sunday night at a hotel in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, where a woman identified as Zara Tua was stabbed to death by two men who had checked into the hotel with her.

According to reports, an argument broke out between Zara and the men in their hotel room, leading to one of them stabbing her multiple times with a pair of scissors. A nearby resident, who wished to remain anonymous, informed our correspondent that Zara was a sex worker and had been stabbed in the stomach and other areas.

“We woke up this morning to the news of the death of a commercial sex worker in a hotel in Kubwa here. What we heard was that an argument occurred between her and the two men. She was stabbed by one of them in seven different places, including in her stomach,” the resident stated.

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The police quickly responded to the scene, evacuated the body to the mortuary, and arrested two individuals in connection with the crime. FCT police spokesperson Josephine Adeh confirmed the arrests and provided details on the case.

“The FCT Police Command received a distress call from Galaxy Hotel Byazhin that one Maman Ajiya and Usman Lawal, both males of no known address, lodged in the hotel with one Zara Tua. A disagreement later ensued between the trio, which led to Zara Tua being stabbed with scissors,” Adeh explained.

Upon the police’s arrival, they found Ajiya severely beaten by an angry mob. The victim and the suspects were rushed to Kubwa General Hospital, where doctors confirmed Zara Tua dead.

Adeh assured that an investigation has commenced to uncover further details surrounding the incident.

Woman stabbed to death by 2 men in Abuja hotel