Mystery Death: Customs Officer Found Dead After Night With Three Women In Hotel Room

A Customs officer, identified as Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC) Lawal Tukur, has been reportedly found dead in a hotel room in Katsina State, northwest Nigeria.

According to reports by Zagazola Makama, the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, October 15, at Murjani Hotel, Katsina, where the officer had checked in.

Hotel staff were said to have discovered Tukur’s lifeless body around 8:30 a.m. and immediately raised an alarm.

Sources at the scene revealed that empty sachets of suspected substances were recovered from the waste bin in the hotel room. Three women — Khadija Ali (34) of Dutsin Amare Quarters, Katsina; Aisha Lawal (30) from Ingawa Local Government Area; and Hafsat Yusuf (22) of Brigade Quarters, Kano — were reportedly present at the hotel during the incident.

It was gathered that Khadija and Aisha had spent the night with the deceased, while Hafsat later joined them and also lodged in the same hotel.

The officer’s remains were conveyed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Katsina, where a medical doctor confirmed his death. The body has since been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.

According to Zagazola, the Nigeria Customs Service has been notified of the development, while investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause of death.