Three suspects have been charged to court by the Lagos State police command for allegedly beating a prostitute, Hannah Saliu, to death and setting her corpse ablaze for keeping the Holy Quran in her room.
The suspects were identified as Abubakar Musa, Sarauta Mansur and Surajo Yusuf.
The incident happened at Alaba Rago in Lagos, where a lot of Northerners reside.
It was revealed that one of the suspects patronised Ms Saliu and after having sex with her, he reportedly paid her N1,000 for the service.
The customer was said to have left her room when she suddenly discovered that her N5,000 had gone missing.
The sex worker reportedly ran after the customer and accused him of stealing her money.
However, the accusation degenerated into a hot argument.
The customer was said to have mobilised his friends to Saliu’s room to search for the missing money.
While searching the place, the friends reportedly found a Quran underneath her pillow.
A witness said Saliu was questioned for keeping the Quran with the kind of job she was doing.
The customer and his friends, who became infuriated by the discovery, pounced on the prostitute, beat her up and set her ablaze.
Spokesperson of the Lagos police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, has said the command is investigating the case.
Hundeyin said, “The case is at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, and three suspects have been charged to court. The incident happened in April.”
