Lady Beaten to Death for Allegedly Picking Money in Club

*Police arrest suspects, Anambra govt seals off facility

David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka

A young lady whose name has been given as Miss Chinyere Awuda, has been beaten to death by fun seekers in a club, inside a hotel (name withheld), in Awka, Anambra State.

The lady who hailed from Nnobi, in Idemmili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was said to have been found dead in the swimming pool of the hotel on Sunday morning, where she was dumped after being beaten to death.
Sources said the young lady was at the club when trouble broke out, and a man identified as a popular clubber in the facility, who was holding his birthday, with his friends started beating her.

“One of the clubbers accused her of picking money which the fun seekers were spraying on their friend, who was a birthday celebrant.
“Some others said she did not only pick money, but went for bundles of money, which a clubber stacked by his seat side, waiting to spray on the celebrant,” another source said.

Anambra State Police Spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident and said the birthday celebrant and his friends were already in police custody while the case was being investigated.
“Contrary to what people are saying about the complicity of the hotel, we were assisted by the management to arrest the suspects. Investigation is still ongoing,” he said.

Meanwhile, Anambra State government has sealed off the hotel.
Commissioner for Culture, Tourism and Entertainment, Hon Don Onyeji, disclosed this.
Onyenji, who spoke to THISDAY on phone said, “Yes, we have visited the hotel, and also sealed it off. We are in touch with the police, who are already investigating the matter, and the facility will remain sealed, pending the outcome of police investigation.”