Father of 12 found dead in Bayelsa brothel

The corpse of a man said to be father of 12 children has been found in a brothel on Tombia-Amossoma Road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

According to the residents of the area, the deceased hailed from Delta State, though his name could not ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

He was said to have left home around 8am on Tuesday for the brothel and was later found dead and naked in an apartment in the facility, while all the commercial sex workers had left.

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When our correspondent visited the scene, residents were trying to get the identity of the deceased in order to contact his relatives.

It was gathered that security operatives had previously raided the brothel and earmarked it as red zone.

The Commander of Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in Bayelsa State, Mr Tolumobofa Akpoebibo Jonathan, told Daily Trust at the scene that the deceased was about 40-year-old and father of 12 children.

Police spokesman in Bayelsa State, ASP Musa Muhammed, told Daily Trust that he was trying to reach out to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the area to get accurate information about the incident and promised to get back with comments.