AAU lecturer dies in Edo hotel after alleged encounter with sex worker

A elder lecturer astatine the Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died successful a edifice country pursuing an alleged intersexual brushwood with a 21-year-old commercialized enactment worker.

Uwuigbe was said to person checked into the edifice with the woman, identified arsenic Angela Defa Jacob, and reportedly died soon aft the encounter.

It was gathered that the incidental occurred connected Sunday, October 5, 2026, astatine a edifice successful the Mosco country of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.

A root said the lecturer asked Jacob to permission the country to acquisition thing for them. 

However, erstwhile she returned, she reportedly recovered him lying lifeless connected the bed.

The incidental was reported to the constabulary astatine astir 8pm connected Sunday.

Confirming the development, the spokesperson for the Edo State Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, said 3 radical had been arrested successful transportation with the incident.

“On October 5, 2026, astatine astir 8pm, the bid received a study that Matthew Uwuigbe, a lecturer astatine Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, had lodged astatine a edifice successful Ekpoma and engaged the services of a 21-year-old enactment worker, Angela Defa Jacob.

“He subsequently ...