An American lady has reportedly slumped and died in a hotel room in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, on Sunday, while with a young black man suspected to be her boyfriend.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Onome Onowakpoyeya confirmed the incident, saying that the young man could not be detained in the Police station for fear that he could be infected with coronavirus.
She also said the young man revealed that he had been with the lady since March, and they had been moving from hotels.
He said the lady started coughing recently and suddenly slumped and died while they were in the room.
“The lady had been with the young man since March according to him. And they had been living in hotels. About a week ago she started coughing. And today he slumped and died . She is 67 years old.” Onome Onowakpoyeya said.
When asked if the youngman was detained, she said for fear of the virus the Police could not keep him in their station so that nobody would infected at the end of the day. “We referred him to the Isolation centre in Warri under Police watch “, she said.
