Hotel Lodger Flees After Lover Dies

…Kwara Police Command declares him wanted.

By Wole Adedeji, Ilorin

The police in Kwara State are searching for a man who lodged in a hotel and escaped, leaving behind his lover who was later found dead in the hotel room.

A statement by the Kwara Command Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi, said one Adegboye James of No 12, Okelewo Street, Ede in Osun State lodged at Premium Hotel, Adewole Estate, Ilorin.

“The said Adegboye James after checking into the hotel on 27th May went out and came back with a lady. He later checked out of the hotel the following morning without the knowledge of any of the hotel staff,” Okasanmi said in his statement.

Olalekan Anafi, the Supervisor of the hotel was said to be the one who put up an alert call to the police reporting the discovery of the dead lady in the hotel room.

The supervisor said “in the following morning when nothing was heard from the room occupied by Adegboyega, a spare key was used to open the room and we’re confronted by the dead body of the lady.”

The Police said investigation into the incident was already at advanced stage. The lodger’s name and address as reflected in the hotel’s log book have been found to be fake.

Okasanmi said the news release became necessary to enable members of the public whose daughter or female ward was missing since the day of the incident to visit the Homicide Section of the Kwara State Police Command CID for possible identification of the corpse for release.