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A senior lecturer at the Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Dr. Matthew Uwuigbe, has slumped and died in a hotel room.
The tragedy occurred following an alleged sexual encounter with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Angela Defa Jacob.
The incident happened on Sunday at a hotel located in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.
Reports indicated that the lecturer had checked into the hotel with the sex worker and passed away moments after the romp.
Confirming the development on Tuesday, the Spokesperson for the Edo State Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, revealed that three individuals have been taken into custody regarding the tragedy.
She stated, “On October 5, 2026, at about 8 pm, the command received a report that Matthew Uwuigbe, a lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, had lodged at a hotel in Ekpoma and engaged the services of a 21-year-old sex worker, Angela Defa Jacob.”
She added, “He subsequently sent the woman to purchase water for him, and upon her return, she found him lying dead in the room.”
Police authorities confirmed that the hotel owner, manager, and the sex worker remain in detention as investigations unfold.
Meanwhile, the deceased has been moved to the Oriaifo Memorial Hospital mortuary for further procedures.
The university’s Public Relations Officer, Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, acknowledged that Uwuigbe was a staff member of the institution.
However, he clarified that the incident took place entirely off-campus.
He noted, “We are not denying that he is our staff, but whatever he did and what happened, it is his private life. The girl in question is not our student, and everything happened outside our institution.”
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