Nigerian Varsity Lecturer Dies In The Arms of Sex Worker

● Mr. Lecturer: The researcher in hotel room and his last sex romp that has landed three in police net

Tragedy struck in Ekpoma, Edo State, on Sunday when a senior lecturer at the Ambrose Alli University slumped and died inside a hotel room after an alleged sexual encounter.

The lecturer has been identified as Dr. Matthew Uwuigbe, a senior academic staff of the Edo State-owned university.

The incident happened at a hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.

According to police report, Dr. Uwuigbe had checked into the hotel with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Angela Defa Jacob.

He died moments after the encounter inside the hotel room.

Confirming the development on Tuesday, the Spokesperson for the Edo State Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, said the incident was reported to the command on October 5, 2026, at about 8 p.m.

She said, “On October 5, 2026, at about 8 pm, the command received a report that Matthew Uwuigbe, a lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, had lodged at a hotel in Ekpoma and engaged the services of a 21-year-old sex worker, Angela Defa Jacob.”

Ikoedem narrated that the lecturer had asked the woman to purchase water for him, and upon her return to the room, she found him lying lifeless on the bed.

The development threw the hotel into panic as management alerted the police.

The police spokesperson said three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident for investigation.

She listed those in custody as the hotel owner, the hotel manager and the 21-year-old sex worker.

Ikoedem added that the corpse has been deposited at the Oriaifo Memorial Hospital mortuary in Ekpoma, while investigation continues to determine the exact cause of death.

Meanwhile, the university’s Public Relations Officer, Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, confirmed to PM News that Uwuigbe is a staff member of the institution.

He, however, stressed that the incident occurred outside the campus and remains a private matter.

“We are not denying that he is our staff, but whatever he did and what happened, it is his private life. The girl in question is not our student, and everything happened outside our institution,” he said.

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