The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the murder of a middle aged woman in a hotel within the Sokoto metropolis.
The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ahmed Rufai, told our correspondent on the phone on Friday that the deceased was found dead with her throat slit in the toilet of the hotel room.
He said the police had commenced investigation and had gathered useful information from documents the suspect left in the hotel room.
“We have commenced investigation into the incident, as we are able to gather some useful information from documents the allegedly killer left in the room and his information at the reception.
“We will update the press on our investigation as it goes on but for now, we are on it” he added
However, sources close to the deceased said the victim was a divorced mother of four who occasionally visited the hotel which served as a location for commercial sex workers.
