RIP: A Man Walks Into A Lodging To Have Fun With A Woman At Night Before He Is Found Dead

A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo State, has died in a hotel room after lodging there with a young woman.

Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, a married man, reportedly died at about 8pm.The hotel is located in the Moscow area of Ekpoma.Police say he booked into the hotel with a 21-year-old woman named Angela Defa Jacob.

He later asked her to go out and get water. Upon her return, she allegedly found him on the floor, unresponsive.

What took place inside the room is still unclear, and detectives are looking into it.

Police spokesperson Eno Ikoedem said the death was reported soon after it occurred.

Investigators aim to determine the cause and whether any offence was committed.Police have since detained three people: the hotel owner, the hotel manager and Jacob.

His body has been kept in the mortuary at Oriaifo Memorial Hospital.

The university acknowledged that he was a member of its teaching staff but stressed that the incident happened off campus and was a private matter. Its spokesperson, Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, further stated that the young woman was not enrolled at the school and that the institution had no link to the hotel incident.

Police are yet to reveal what caused his death.

They are awaiting further enquiries and post-mortem findings and have not released additional details.

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