Customs Officer Found Dead in Katsina Hotel After Night with Three Women

A senior officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC) Lawal Tukur, was found dead in a hotel room in Katsina State on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Murjani Hotel in Katsina metropolis, where the officer had checked in.

According to reports by counterinsurgency expert Zagazola Makama, hotel staff discovered the officer’s body around 8:30 a.m. and immediately informed the management and security agencies. Sources at the hotel said several empty sachets of suspected substances were found in the wastebasket of the room.

Investigations revealed that three women were present at the hotel during the incident. They were identified as Khadija Ali, 34, of Dutsin Amare Quarters, Katsina; Aisha Lawal, 30, from Ingawa Local Government Area; and Hafsat Yusuf, 22, of Brigade Quarters, Kano. Khadija and Aisha reportedly spent the night with the deceased, while Hafsat later joined them and also lodged at the hotel.

The body of the late officer has been deposited at the mortuary of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Katsina, for autopsy as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding his death.