Ambrose Alli University Lecturer Dies in Hotel After Alleged Rendezvous With Sex Worker

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the death of Dr. Matthew Uwuigbe, a senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State.

According to the police, preliminary information gathered by the command indicated that Uwuigbe was found dead in a hotel room in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday, October 4, 2026.

The police said the lecturer had allegedly lodged at the hotel and engaged the services of a 21-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Angela Defa Jacob.

According to the police, Uwuigbe later sent Jacob out to purchase water for him. Upon her return to the hotel room, she reportedly found him lying unresponsive.

In a statement attributed to the Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, the command said it received a report concerning the incident at about 8pm on Monday, October 5, 2026.

The statement read:

“On October 5, 2026, at about 8pm, the command received a report that Matthew Uwuigbe, a lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, had lodged at a hotel in Ekpoma and engaged the services of a 21-year-old sex worker, Angela Defa Jacob.

“He subsequently sent the woman to purchase water for him, and upon her return, she found him lying dead in the room.”

The police said the hotel owner, manager and the 21-year-old woman are currently in custody as investigations into the circumstances surrounding the lecturer’s death continue.

The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the Oriaifo Memorial Hospital mortuary.

The police said further details would be made available as the investigation progresses.