Lecturer Dies After Hotel Encounter With 21-Year-Old Woman

A lecturer with Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has died under mysterious circumstances inside a hotel room, with police launching an investigation into the events surrounding his final moments.

The deceased, identified as Matthew Uwuigbe of the university’s Department of Medical Laboratory Science, was reportedly found unresponsive in a hotel room in Ekpoma, headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area, after allegedly spending time with a 21 year old woman.

The incident was reported to the police at about 8am on Monday, October 5, 2026, prompting the Edo State Police Command to commence an investigation.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the incident, saying the hotel owner, manager and the young woman who was reportedly with Uwuigbe before his death had been arrested and detained for questioning.

According to the police, Uwuigbe, who was believed to be in his 50s, had lodged at the hotel and allegedly engaged the services of the woman.

Investigators are particularly interested in what happened shortly before the lecturer was discovered motionless in the room. Reports indicated that Uwuigbe had asked the woman to leave the room to purchase water.

She reportedly returned to find him lying motionless inside the room, raising questions about what may have transpired during her absence.

However, the police have yet to establish the cause of death or suggest that any of those arrested was responsible for his death.

ASP Ikoedem said the circumstances surrounding the incident remained unclear, stressing that investigators were working to piece together the events before and after the lecturer was found unresponsive.

Uwuigbe’s remains have since been deposited at a hospital mortuary pending the outcome of the investigation and further medical examination.

The police said the ongoing questioning of the hotel management and the woman who was reportedly with the deceased would form part of efforts to determine the exact circumstances of the lecturer’s death and whether any criminal offence was committed.