The Enugu State Police Command has advised young ladies to be wary of going out with unknown male partners, following a recent incident where two commercial sex workers were robbed and tied up in a hotel room.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, “The Command wishes to state that, contrary to the misleading narrative on the incident, preliminary investigation revealed a case of demanding money with menaces and fraud, and not murder or human organs or parts harvesting as being peddled.”
The incident occurred on July 3, 2024, at a hotel along Agbani Road, Enugu, where the suspects beat and tied up the girls in the hotel’s room toilet after menacingly demanding and obtaining their phones and account details, including their Personal Identification Numbers (PINs).
“The suspects surreptitiously found their way out of the hotel before the victims were rescued, as seen in the video,” Ndukwe said. “They further fraudulently withdrew a cumulative sum of one hundred and twenty thousand (N120,000.00) from the victims’ accounts.”
The police have recovered a bag containing two kitchen knives and sportswear left behind by the suspects and are currently conducting an intelligence-guided investigation to apprehend the fleeing suspects.d
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“Consequently, owners and managers of hotels have been advised to exercise the highest standards of security alertness and ensure that lodgers are properly screened, and their verifiable details obtained before being accommodated,” Ndukwe added.
“Moreover, young ladies have been cautioned against going out with unknown persons, particularly males, under any guise to avoid falling prey to similar criminals and their activities.”
