A young lady identified as Miss Chinyere Awuda has been beaten to death inside a popular hotel located in the city of Awka, Anambra State.
It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday when some friends sprayed money on a birthday celebrant while he danced during a birthday party at the hotel. The deceasedhails from Nnobi, in the Idemmili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
She was found dead in the hotel swimming pool the following morning, where she was allegedly dumped. According to sources at the scene of the incident, trouble started when the deceased was accused of picking up some money that was being sprayed on the birthday celebrant.
The source said, “The girl was at the club when trouble broke out. A man and his friends beat her after she was accused of picking up money they sprayed on their friend, who was celebrating his birthday.
The lady who was beaten to death
“They accused her of picking money, which they sprayed on their friend, while some said she did not only pick money from the floor but searched for bundles of money, which one of them stacked by his seat side, waiting to spray on the celebrant.
“The girl was beaten when they caught her. However, despite efforts to rescue the girl, they continued to beat and molest her. “She was later dragged outside the club, and her lifeless body was dumped into the hotel’s swimming pool.”
When contacted, the Anambra State Police spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident. He said the birthday celebrator and his friends were already in police custody while the case was investigated.
Ikenga said, “Four suspects are in our custody for the incident. The hotel management assisted the police in arresting the suspects, and the investigation is still ongoing. Further details will be communicated, please.”
This is the ninth time a murder case has been recorded in Nigeria about a woman. Women have been targeted recently in Nigeria in a series of rapes and killings.
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