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A commercial sex worker was lucky to escape with her life after workers in an Abuja hotel saved her from being killed for ritual purposes by the man who took her there.
According to a video posted on X on Thursday, the incident happened inside the Top View Hotel located in Wuse area of FCT.
Witnesses report that the lady who gave her name as Olivia, was taken to the hotel by a man identified simply as Alex on the pretext of spending the night with her. But sometime during the night, he tied her up and was on the verge of killing her when the hotel staff heard her cries for help and managed to break into the room and rescued her.
A narrative accompanying the video said:
“A man’s plot to use a woman for rituals was disrupted after the woman’s screams alerted staff to what was going on in a hotel in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.
“Hotel employees, who heard screams coming from one of the rooms, rushed in to find a woman completely n@ked and tied with cellotape.
“Her hands and legs were tied together with a cellotape. The cellotape can also be seen around the woman’s neck.
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“The hotel staff are heard saying it was the woman’s scream that saved her. They are heard scolding the woman for going with the man. They also scolded the man for trying to use the woman for rituals.
“They ordered the man to cut the tapes he used to tie the woman’s leg together, while the woman used her dress to cover her naked body.”
Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command has confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspect by operatives of the NSCDC.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement posted on X on Thursday night, said:
“The FCT police command is aware of the video footage making the rounds about a lady who was criminally confined in Top View hotel, Wuse, Abuja on 17th September, 2024 by an alleged Internet fraudster allegedly for money ritual.
“Findings revealed that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has taken the suspect into custody and are yet to hand over to the police for diligent investigation.
“The FCT police command for all intent and purposes awaits the NSCDC to hand over all parties for commencement of diligent and discreet investigation.
Further development will be communicated in due course”.
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