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Commercial sex worker stabbed to death in Yobe
Yobe Police Command, on Sunday, disclosed that it is investigating the killing of a commercial sex worker at Dorawa joint in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state.
Police spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident in Damaturu, The Nation reports.
He said the victim, simply identified as Stella aka Ritachi, was stabbed to death by unidentified persons in her room, at the joint located in Yindiski Ward.
“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 had struggled with the victim,” Abdulkarim said.
The spokesman said five other commercial sex workers (names withheld) in the compound have been arrested for interrogation.
“They should have some information for us because the deceased must have shouted during the apparent struggle with the killers,” he said.
Abdulkarim disclosed that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for investigation.