"They Went to Have Fun": Teenage Boy Arrested for Stabbing 38-Year-Old Lover to Death in Benin Hotel

"They Went to Have Fun": Teenage Boy Arrested for Stabbing 38-Year-Old Lover to Death in Benin Hotel

  • Operatives of the Edo state police command have arrested a teenager over the death of his 38-year-old lover, Victory Oro
  • 18-year-old Kingdom Paul stabbed Oro after having sex with her at a local hotel in Benin City, the Edo state capital
  • The teenager confessed to the crime and disclosed the amount the victim promised to pay him after sex

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Benin, Edo state - 18-year-old Kingdom Paul has been arrested for stabbing a 38-year-old lover, Victory Oro, to death in a hotel in Benin City, Edo state.

It was gathered that the tragic incident happened in a local lodge where Paul and Oro had gone to have sex on Thursday, September 5.

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Teenage boy arrested for stabbing 38-year-old lover to death after sex
Teenager said the victim promised to pay him agreed to pay him N2,000 Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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The state Police Spokesman, SP Moses Joel Yamu, said the teenager stabbed the woman during an altercation after they ended the sexual act.

As reported by The Punch, Yamu said the victim was rushed to a hospital on Upper Ekenwan Road, where she died, and her body was deposited in the hospital mortuary for an autopsy.

“On 05/09/2024 at about 12:00 noon, operatives of Evbuotubu Division acting on information, arrested one Kingdom Paul ‘m’ 18yrs who stabbed one lady named Victory Oro ‘f 38yrs in a lodge where they went to have fun.
“The victim was immediately rushed to Supreme Hospital, Upper Ekenwan where she gave up the ghost. Her corpse has been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy. Investigation is ongoing.”

The teenager confessed to the crime, stating that he attached the woman despite having earlier agreed to pay her N2,000 for the encounter, The Sun reports.

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Paul stated this while he was being paraded at the Police Command headquarters in Benin City, on Friday, September 6.

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The state Police spokesman, SP Moses Yamu, said the teenager would face prosecution as soon as the investigation is concluded.

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.