Police detectives in Ondo State have arrested three persons over the death of a sex worker at a brothel.
The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday, 29th June 2025, at a brothel located in the Cathedral area of Akure, under the jurisdiction of ‘A’ Division.
Security sources said the sex worker entered into a disagreement with a male customer over the payment of N15,000. The customer reportedly sought a refund of his money, claiming he was not satisfied with the service rendered by the sex worker.
According to the source, the sex worker rebuffed the male customer, who became enraged, resulting in a heated verbal and physical confrontation.
An eyewitness noted the hotel manager’s intervention to calm the situation.
“He subsequently fled the premises, only to return shortly after with a group of miscreants believed to be his associates, with the intent of forcibly retrieving the said amount.
“It was the arrival of the suspect with others that escalated the situation, following which the brothel manager invited the police.”
The source said that a patrol team was mobilised to the scene, and the suspect and his accomplices were arrested while attempting to recover the money by force. At the same time, the victim’s condition continued to deteriorate. She was subsequently rushed to the hospital and was declared dead on arrival by a medical officer at the police hospital.
Contacted, the state police command spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, said that the timely intervention of police detectives led to the arrest of three suspects.
Olayinka said, “Efforts are ongoing to apprehend two others who remain at large. Names of those involved are being withheld pending further investigation.”
According to him, “Her body has since been deposited at the State Specialist Hospital morgue for autopsy.”