A young lady identified as Miss Chinyere Awuda has been beaten to death inside a popular hotel (name withheld) in Awka, Anambra State.
It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday when some friends were spraying money on a birthday celebrant while he was dancing during a birthday party at the hotel.
The deceased said to hail from Nnobi, in the Idemmili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was found dead in the swimming pool of the hotel the following morning, where she was allegedly dumped.
According to sources at the scene of the incident, trouble started when the deceased was accused of picking up some money that was being sprayed on the birthday celebrant.
The source said, “The girl was at the club when trouble broke out, and a man and his friends started beating her after she was accused of picking money they were spraying on their friend who was celebrating his birthday.
“They accused her of picking money which they were spraying on their friend while some said she did not only pick money from the floor but went for bundles of money, which one of them stacked by his seat side, waiting to spray on the celebrant.
“The girl was beaten when they caught her but despite efforts made by other people in the hotel to rescue the girl, they continued to beat and molest her.
“She was later dragged outside the club, and her lifeless body dumped into the hotel’s swimming pool.”
When contacted, the Anambra State Police spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident and said the birthday celebrator and his friends were already in police custody while the case is being investigated.
Ikenga said, “Four suspects are in our custody in connection with the incident, the hotel management assisted the police in arresting the suspects and investigation is still ongoing. Further details shall be communicated please.”
Lady allegedly beaten to death in Anambra nightclub after being accused of stealing money sprayed on a birthday celebrant; her body dumped inside swimming pool
A young lady identified as Chinyere Awuda was allegedly beaten to death by fun seekers in a club inside Cosmila Hotel in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, the lady who hails from Nnobi, in Idemmili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was beaten to death for allegedly stealing bundles of cash being sprayed on a birthday celebrant.
Her body was found in the swimming pool of the hotel on Sunday morning, July 16, 2023, where she was dumped after being lynched by a popular clubber, and his friends.
One of the clubbers accused her of picking money which the fun seekers were spraying on their friend who was a birthday celebrant.
“Some others said she did not only pick money but went for bundles of money, which a clubber stacked by his seat side, waiting to spray on the celebrant,” a source told the publication.
A regular clubber at Cosmila Hotel told reporters that: “Some of these girls just dress up and come to the club and begin to pick money. While you’re spraying your friends, these girls will just be picking and pocketing them. Because men are already drunk in clubs, the girls get away with the money. I was not in the club last weekend, but I heard that the girl went for money that someone kept by his seat side, which he was getting prepared to go and spray. That was what happened,”
It was gathered that despite efforts made by other people in the club to rescue the girl, they continued to beat and molest her.
She was later dragged outside the club, and her lifeless body was dumped into the hotel’s swimming pool.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident, said the birthday celebrant and his friends have been arrested while the case is being investigated.
“Contrary to what people are saying about the complicity of Cosmila Hotel, we were assisted by the management of the hotel, to arrest the suspects. Investigation is still ongoing,” the PPRO added.
