The Police said on Monday that it has arrested a sex worker, Joy Kelvin, who allegedly stabbed a 48-year-old man identified simply as Okafor to death at Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the news in a statement on his X account, said the incident occurred on Monday morning at about 5:30 am.
Hundeyin said the deceased (Okafor) had brought Kelvin to his house to spend the night.
The Police Spokesman stated that the deceased’s friend, however, reported at the Ilasan Police Division at about 7 am that he was stabbed to death by the suspect.
He added that a team of police detectives visited the scene, took photographs, and evacuated the corpse to the morgue for autopsy.
Hundeyin stated, “Today, October 7, 2024, at approximately 07:20 am, a complainant reported at 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.
“The victim was rushed to 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 General Hospital Morgue, Yaba, for preservation and autopsy.”
Hundeyin added that the suspect had been arrested while efforts were underway to locate the deceased’s family members. “The investigation is ongoing,” he concluded.
