Boy,18, stabs prostitute to death over N10,000 bill

An 18-year-old boy, Jamiu Malomo, has been arrested by the police in Ogun State for stabbing a 28-year-old prostitute to death.

Malomo allegedly stabbed the victim when she demanded payment of their agreed N10,000 for her services.

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The police spokesman in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this to journalists in Abeokuta on Wednesday.

According to Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at the Adatan police Division by the Chairman of Ilupeju community, Oke Aregba.

DSP Oyeyemi said, “The chairman of the community told the police that members of the community, on Saturday, July 18, discovered the corpse of the victim and the knife the suspect used to stab her on a rock in the area.

“The suspect was later arrested at a bar in the Paseke area of Abeokuta where he was trying to pick up another prostitute.”

Oyeyemi disclosed that the suspect who had just been released from prison custody last month had confessed to killing the deceased.

He said the suspect, during interrogation, said he picked the deceased from Panseke and took her home for sexual pleasure and that, “After having carnal knowledge of the victim, the she demanded N10,000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her because he had only N8,000 with him.

“This led to a heated argument between them; he then gave his phone to her and told her to wait for him on the road while he went to bring the money for her.

“While she was waiting, the suspect came back with a knife and stabbed her deeply on her neck; resulting in the instant death of the woman.”