A 26-year-old lady, who goes by the name Ugochukwu Nworie, has been raped to death by a gang of rapists in Ebonyi State.
The incident, we gathered, happened at Hope-in Hotel, Nine Ngbowo Street, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Monday.
According to reports, Investigations revealed that the victim arrived at the hotel in company of a group of young men late in the night to stay.
Sources familiar with the incident explained that the lady was found dead in the room after the door was opened on Tuesday morning with her legs, hands and mouth tied up.
The Ebonyi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Thursday.
The police spokesperson, Loveth Odah, said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kpirikpiri Police Division in the state, indicated that the incident happened in Hope-in Hotel, situated at Nine Ngbowo street, Abakaliki.
“The DPO reported that the incident happened while on a routine check on the hotel. A room not accounted for was discovered.
“So the DPO decided to enquire from the receptionist, who told him that the guests in the room were unknown to him.
“Efforts to open the room proved abortive until he requested for the spare key to open the door, only to discover a lifeless body of the lady, naked and her legs, hands with mouth tied to the bed in the room,” Ms Odah said.
She said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Aliyu Garba, has directed that a thorough investigation should be carried out on the incident.