Sex worker stabs client to death over service fee in Lagos

A sex worker, Joy Kelvin, has allegedly stabbed a 48-year-old man identified simply as Okafor to death at the Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State.

The incident was said to have occurred on Monday morning at about 5:30 am.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the late Okafor had brought Joy to his house to spend the night but an argument broke out between them the following morning over payment.

A police source who spoke to our correspondent, on the condition of anonymity as he was not allowed to speak on the matter, said the suspect attacked her client with a sharp object which led to his death.

“Okafor brought the sex worker home the night earlier. She demanded her fee when he was leaving in the morning but Okafor did not give her what they agreed. This led to an argument and Joy reached for a sharp object and stabbed him. Okafor became unconscious after the attack and later died.”

Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the deceased’s friend lodged the report at the Ilasan Police Division in the area.

He added that a team of police detectives visited the scene, took photographs, and evacuated the corpse to the General Hospital Morgue, Yaba, for autopsy.

He wrote, “Today, October 7, 2024, at approximately 07:20 hours, a complainant reported at the Ilasan Division that earlier that day at about 05:32 hours, he received a call from a friend stating that Okafor, a 48-year-old male and also his friend, was stabbed in his house at Jakande Housing Estate, Lekki, Lagos, by Joy Kelvin, a female prostitute he had brought home overnight.

“The victim was rushed to the General Hospital, Marina, Lagos, where he was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty. Following the report, detectives from the division promptly visited the scene, took photographs, evacuated the corpse, and deposited it at the General Hospital morgue, Yaba, for preservation and autopsy.”

Hundeyin further stated that the suspect had been arrested while efforts were underway to locate the deceased’s family members. “The investigation is ongoing,” the statement concluded.

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