Man arrested for killing girlfriend in Lagos hotel

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A man identified as Amos Daniel has been arrested for allegedly killing a woman believed to be his girlfriend in a hotel located in the Ayobo area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Thursday.

It was gathered that Daniel checked into the hotel around 5 pm with some friends, while a female joined them later.

A strange noise was, however, heard from their room at about 10 pm, drawing the attention of others in the hotel.

Speaking to our correspondent on Saturday, one of the guests who identified himself simply as Adio said the security unit was immediately alerted, and upon opening the room, he discovered the lifeless body of the deceased.

“I checked in on Wednesday, but on that fateful evening, I started hearing a strange sound from the room beside mine. I was so curious, and by the time I later stepped out, I noticed that someone else who heard the noise had alerted a security operative, who came and said he had heard the same noise. So, he knocked, but no one responded. Then, they decided to use the spare key to open the door, and that was when they found a lady lying in a pool of blood.”

It was gathered that the manager and other workers in the hotel quickly raised the alarm after the discovery.

This also led to a frantic search for the other occupants of the room, who had fled the scene.

A staff member who craved anonymity as he was not permitted to speak with the media said Daniel was caught on the premises where he went to hide.

He said, “We noticed two out of the three guests had left before we discovered the body, so we felt the third one could still be around. That was when we began searching the premises and in the process saw him trying to run towards the gate. He was later apprehended.”