Controversy As Prostitute Is Discovered Dead In Anambra Brothel:, Neighbor Hints At Possible Suicide, Others Suspect Murder

 A young lady suspected to be commercial sex worker has been found dead in a brothel along old market road in Onitsha, Anambra State.

 

The lady identified as Chisom from Enugu State, according to reports died on Monday, January 30, 2023 after washing dishes.

 Her death generated controversy as the brothel was deserted by neighbours and occupants, mostly sex workers.

 Some sources said she hanged herself in her hotel room, while other sources said she might have been strangled to death by an early caller over a financial disagreement. Another source said she took poison and died. 

 One of her neighbors while speaking to The Nation, alleged that the lady committed suicide after finding out that her boyfriend had dumped her for another woman. 

 

"She had a boyfriend that always spent a lot of money on her. Even this last Christmas the boy came to her with a bag of rice with #200,000, among other items, and asked her to travel for Christmas and come back later," 

 

"As soon as she came back, she was told that her boyfriend had married. Since then she started behaving abnormally and just three days ago, she was seen holding a rope on her hand," 

 

"When asked why she was holding the rope she became aggressive and early in the morning, she swept her room, and around 9am what we heard was that she has committed suicide in her room," 

 

"We saw her neck tied with a rope to the window in her room but the legs were touching the floor. So we don’t know if it was suicide as no foam was gushing out from her mouth but the tongue was out.

 

The controversy over her death had operatives from Onitsha Area Police Area Command visiting the hotel around 12.30pm to investigate the circumstances of her death. The police operatives later left with some officials of the hotel, who returned with an ambulance and took the corpse away.

 

The spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, while confirming the incident said an investigation has commenced.

 

"No suicide note was found in the room to suspect suicide. We’re exploring all options to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death," he said.