Police probe the death of a teenage girl in a hotel in Bayelsa

Lucky Okubo, 17, has been taken into custody by the Bayelsa State police on suspicion of killing Shallon Ebitare, 14, in an undisclosed hotel.

The suspect was apprehended by officers from the Ekeki division, according to a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, Musa Mohammed, on Friday. Commissioner of Police Alonyenu Idu has directed a covert inquiry into the incident.

According to the police, the suspect stated that he brought the underage girl to the hotel with the intention of having sex with her.

“Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command apprehended a suspect in connection with the suspected murder of one Shallon Ebitare, a 14-year-old resident of Akaibiri community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area.

“The suspect, one Lucky Okubo, ‘m’, aged 17, who was arrested by police operatives attached to the Ekeki Divisional Police Headquarters, upon interrogation, said he took the deceased to a hotel, where he intended to have carnal knowledge with her,” the statement read.

“The suspect claimed that the deceased went to the bathroom to take her bath but fell, in which she sustained injuries. Sequel to this, he invited the hotel manager who assisted in taking the deceased to the FMC, Yenagoa, where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor on duty.

“Meanwhile, the suspect is in custody at the SCID, Yenagoa, while the investigation continues with a view to ascertaining the cause of death.

“The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, CP Alonyenu Francis Idu, has ordered a discreet investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of the 14-years-old girl in a hotel in Yenagoa,” it added.