*UNN Female Student Murdered in Hotel by Fellow Student Over ₦15,000 additional payment for second round of sex
* Police reassured the public of the its commitment to ensuring justice, security, and the rule of law.
The police in Enugu have arrested a student suspect identified as Emmanuel Gambo from Kogi state, in connection with the murder of one Deborah Sam-Praise Ememem (female, aged 22), who was recently found de@d in a hotel room in Nsukka.
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Deborah, who was a student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, was murdered in a hotel last week over N15,000 additional payment for the second round of sex after initial N5,000 payment.
The case, initially reported to Nsukka Urban Police Division, was transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (State CID) for thorough investigation.
Report has it that on June 14, 2025, at about 9 p.m, the suspect, a second-year student of Material and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), checked into a hotel in Obukpa, Nsukka, with the deceased.
However, in the early hours of June 15, 2025, a dispute ensued after a second round of intercourse, during which the deceased allegedly demanded an additional N15,000 from the suspect, on top of the N5,000 earlier paid. The disagreement turned violent, and the suspect strangled her to de@th. The suspect there after wrapped the deceased’s body in a towel and a curtain torn from the hotel room and hid the body under the bed.
On June 16, 2025, at about 9 a.m., hotel staff noticed a foul odour coming from the said room. Upon investigation, the decomposing body was discovered concealed under the bed. The suspect had provided a false name and unreachable phone number during registration, which initially hindered efforts to trace and arrest him.
The command stated that while acting on credible and painstakingly gathered intelligence, the police detectives located and arrested the suspect at his lodge in Nsukka on July 2, 2025.
During the interrogation, he confessed to the crime. The deceased’s iPhone was immediately recovered from him. A bottle of Asconi Agor red wine, which the deceased had brought to the hotel, was also found in his possession. He later led detectives to recover the deceased’s Redmi tablet and earbuds, which he had thrown out through the hotel window in a bag after committing the crime.
Commending the detectives for the successful arrest of the suspect the state Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, reassured the public of the Command’s commitment to ensuring justice, security, and the rule of law.
He further urged parents and guardians to closely monitor their children and wards, cautioning young people against engaging in social vices and succumbing to negative peer pressure.
