Police identify Corpse found dead in Bayelsa hotel as 22 years old prostitute
...says corpse not that of Corps member
Authorities of the Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the identity of the female corpse found in an hotel along Igbogene community in Yenagoa Local Government area of the state to be that of a commercial sex worker.
According to the Police, the deceased corpse member was a 22 years old commercial sex worker domicile at the “Ashawo Quarters” along Okarki community, a neighbouring town to Bayelsa State.
The confirmation of the identity of the corpse also put to rest the claims that the deceased was a member of the National Youths Service Corpse (NYSC).
The Police Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Musa Mohammed, confirmed to newsmen yesterday that the incident, which occured on wednesday, has triggered a forensic investigation to unravel the identity of the suspected killers.
Musa Mohammed, who confirmed that the incident occured on Saturday, revealed that the deceased lodged in the hotel with the fleeing young man suspected to be an Internet fraudster popularly known as Yahoo boy.
According to him,” the deceased is identified as Miss Francisca Otu, 22 years old and an Indigene of Omubo community in Akwa Ibom State.”
“A receptionist at the Favour Home Guest House, Rachael Adaora, called the police to inform us that the body of the deceased was found naked and lifeless in one of the rooms.”
” The DPO led a team of policemen from Igbogene Police Division to the scene and evacuated the corpse.”
