18-year-old schoolgirl, - name withheld - has been reported dead during sex romp at the Yobe State Government Lodge, Damaturu.

The development has been confirmed by the police.

The girl reportedly told her friends she was going to  see a man simply identified as Dr. Albash, who claims to be a staffer of the Ministry of Police Affairs.

Confirming the development,  the spokesperson of the Yobe State Police Command, Abdulkareem Dungus, said the case was reported to the police by both Albash, and the lady’s friends, whom she confided in before tragedy struck.

Dungus said the incident was reported at the ‘B’ Division in Damaturu, adding: “There is a case of suspected homicide against one Dr. Albash, which was reported at our ‘B’ Division here in Damaturu.

“In fact, the suspect reported himself at the police station.”

Albash, the police spokesman said, reported that the late student was brought to him by his friends on the night of January 6, 2021 around 8pm in the Government Lodge in Damaturu.

He said: “The suspect reported that the lady was brought by his friends to spend the night with him.

“He said shortly after rounds of sex, the lady collapsed and died right in the hotel room.

“The chief suspect says he is a staff member of the Ministry of Police Affairs though we have yet to confirm that.

“Presently he and four other suspects are in detention at the State CID.”

Dungus said investigation has commenced to determine the cause of death.

Meanwhile the body of the deceased has been deposited in the State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu for post-mortem.