Yobe State Police Command have on Sunday confirmed the killing of a commercial sex worker, Stella better known as Ritachi, at Dorawa Joint, in Potiskum Local Government Area of the State.
The command spokesman, Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Damaturu.
Abdulkarim, an assistant superintendent of police, said Stella (surname not known) was stabbed to death by unidentified persons in her room, at the joint located in Yindiski Ward.
He stated;
The incident was believed to have occurred at about 6:40 pm on Saturday, and the splattered blood all over the room indicated that the assailants might have struggled with the victim.
The spokesman said five other commercial sex workers (names withheld) in the compound were arrested for interrogation.
Abdulkarim noted;
They should have some information for us because the deceased must have shouted during the apparent struggle with the killers.
Abdulkarim said the case had been transferred to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for investigation.
