Three detained as police investigate lecturer’s hotel death

Edo State police are investigating the death of Ambrose Alli University lecturer Matthew Uwuigbe, who was found dead in a hotel room in Ekpoma, and have detained three people in connection with the case, the police said. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Police spokesperson Eno Ikoedem said the people in custody are the hotel owner, the manager and Angela Defa Jacob, a 21-year-old woman identified by police as having been with Uwuigbe at the hotel. The detentions are connected to the investigation; authorities have not said that any of the three has been charged with an offence. According to Ikoedem, police received a report at about 8 p.m. on October 5. She said Uwuigbe had asked Jacob to go out and buy water. When she returned, she found him lying dead in the room and alerted police. His remains were taken to the mortuary at Oriaifo Memorial Hospital, Ikoedem said. The reports place the hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, in Esan West Local Government Area. They differ on the weekday associated with October 5, with accounts describing it as Sunday or Monday. The date is reported consistently, but the weekday is not.