A senior lecturer at the Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Dr. Matthew Uwuigbe, has slumped and died in a hotel room after an alleged sexual encounter with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Angela Defa Jacob.
The incident happened on Sunday at a hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.
The lecturer had checked into the hotel with the sex worker and died moments after the romp.
Confirming the development on Tuesday, the Spokesperson for the Edo State Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, said three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident.
She said, “On October 5, 2026, at about 8 pm, 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.
