More information has information emerged concerning the lady found dead in a hotel room in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Monday.
Recall that MSN reported that the pretty lady was found dead in the hotel room after she lodged with some men the previous night. Read the report here.
The preliminary investigations of the police revealed that the lady was found with her hands and legs tied to the bed.
The investigating team also found 12 used condoms in the room where the attack took place.
According to the Punch, the incident happened at Hope-in Hotel, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Monday.
It was learnt that the victim arrived at the hotel in the company of some young men late Monday night.
Sources said the lady was found dead in the room after the door was opened on Tuesday morning with her legs, hands and mouth tied up.
The Ebonyi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Thursday.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Loveth Odah, said the Divisional Police Officer of Kpirikpiri Police Division in the Abakaliki metropolis also confirmed that it happened at the Hope-in Hotel, Abakaliki.
According to Odah the DPO was on a routine check on the hotel when he noticed that a room was not accounted for.
“So, the DPO decided to enquire from the receptionist, who told him that the guests in the room were unknown to him.
“Efforts to open the room proved abortive until he requested a spare key to open the door, only to discover the lifeless body of the lady, naked and her legs, hands and mouth tied to the bed in the room.”
The police spokesperson said the state Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, had directed a thorough investigation into the incident.
She revealed that efforts were on to arrest and prosecute perpetrators of the crime to serve as a deterrent to others.
“Preliminary investigation indicated that the lady was gang-raped, as more than 12 used condoms were discovered in the room.
“Investigation is still ongoing and we will continue to update the media and the public as we unravel more details,” she added.
She said the corpse had been deposited in a morgue.
