A 26-year-old graduate of Rivers State University, who allegedly murdered a commercial sex worker, Christy, in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos, have said he committed the crime under the influence of ‘Rephenol’ drug.
The suspect, Bidemi Mojuba revealed that whenever he takes the drug, there is an increased urge to have sex. He said it was in a bid to satisfy that urge that he had gone to pick Christy.
But the unfortunate incident happened when Mojuba had insisted on having sex before payment. Christy however insisted on payment before service, this resulted in an argument.
Mojuba, 26, was paraded by the Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu Muazu on Tuesday at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID).
The suspect, a native of Kogi state, confessed to stabbing the deceased with a kitchen knife on the neck severally.
The incident it was gathered happened at his uncle’s residence at 55, Co-operation Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos.
The suspect said: “I was staying with my uncle in Co-operation Estate, but he was not around on the day of the incidence.
“I have only stayed in my uncle’s place for six weeks and the victim was a prostitute that I picked from a club. Christy is a prostitute, I picked her at the club to have nice time with her.
“Actually, I was already on drug when I picked her at the club because I am already addicted to ‘Rephenol’ drug. I belong to Viking fraternity group which I joined in my first year at the higher institution.”
Speaking on how he murdered Christy, the suspect said, “When I took the deceased to my place, I wanted to have sex with her but she insisted that I give her money first and because of the effects of the drug that I took and the urge to have sex, I got very angry and I decided to force her and we started struggling.
“The next thing I did was to pick a kitchen knife and stabbed her in the frontal part of her neck. I was not planning to kill her, actually, I used the knife to peel orange and it was on the washing machine, close to where I was sitting, I was not planning to kill her, it just happened.
“After killing her, I was about to escape but unfortunately, neighbors who had already heard our argument, held me. I didn’t kill her inside the house but I stabbed her on her way out of the apartment.
“I was shocked when I realized she was dead. I wanted to escape from the house when I was caught by neighbours.”
Contrary to indications that the suspect had murdered the deceased for ritual purpose, the suspect maintained he was not a ritualist.