A man identified as Babatunde Damilare has allegedly killed a commercial sex worker in a hotel in the Surulere area of the state.
Damilare was later arrested by the Lagos state police command is currently under investigating.
The Herald reported that the suspect engaged the services of one Elochukwu, a commercial sex worker at the hotel located at 17 Atan Street, Empire, to give him pleasure on November 6.
It was learnt that the trouble started when the duo could not agree on an acceptable price and the commercial sex worker engaged her customer in a fight.
During the scuffle, Damilare picked a knife and stabbed Eluchukwu severally on the neck and she died on the spot.
The suspect was arrested by Homicide detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer Surulere Police Station, CSP Adebayo Adeoya.
Confirming the incident, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said “on November 6th 2019 at about 11: 00 p.m. Surulere Police Station received an information that one commercial sex worker identified as Elochukwu engaged her customer,
Babatunde Damilare in a fight over the price of sex, at Edo inn Hotel, No 17 Atan Street, Empire, Surulere.
Babatunde Damilare picked a knife and stabbed Eluchukwu severally on her neck which led to her death on the spot.