A lecturer with Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died in a hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma.
The Edo State Police Command said the incident occurred on October 5, 2026, after Uwuigbe lodged at the hotel and engaged the services of a 21-year-old woman, identified as Angela Defa Jacob, whom the police described as a sex worker.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, Uwuigbe later sent Jacob to purchase water. The police said she returned to find him unresponsive in the hotel room and reported the incident.
The police said Jacob, alongside the hotel owner and manager, was arrested in connection with the investigation.
Uwuigbe’s remains have been deposited at the Oriaifo Memorial Hospital mortuary, according to the police.
AAU spokesperson, Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, confirmed Uwuigbe’s employment with the university and said the incident occurred outside the institution and was not connected to university activities.
The university also clarified that the woman involved was not an AAU student.
The police have not disclosed the cause of death as investigations into the incident continue.
![Subscribe to Obaland Magazine](<a href="/advertise"> <img src="https://yourwebsite.com/path-to-ad.jpg" alt="Advertise with us" width="300" height="250"> </a>){kind=link}