Customer Set Prostitute Ablaze For Keeping Quran In Room

 Three suspects have been charged by the Lagos State Police Command with murdering a prostitute, Hannah Saliu, and setting her body on fire for keeping the Holy Quran in her room.

It was gathered that one of the suspects was a regular customer of Saliu’s, and after having s*x with her, he allegedly paid her N1,000 for the service.

The customer was said to have left her room when she discovered her N5,000 had been stolen.

She allegedly chased down the customer, accusing him of stealing her money.

However, the accusation quickly devolved into a debate.

The customer allegedly summoned his friends to Saliu’s room to look for the missing cash.

During their search, the friends allegedly discovered a Quran under her pillow.

A source said Saliu was questioned for possessing the Quran with the kind of job she was doing, adding that the customer and his friends, who became infuriated by the discovery, pounced on her, beat her up and set her ablaze.

The source said, “What happened was that the girl was a prostitute and a customer patronised her and after sleeping with her, the customer paid N1,000 for her service.

“But when the customer was leaving, he stole the prostitute’s N5,000 and after discovering that her money had gone missing, the prostitute chased him to ask for her money.

“The Northerners, who were with the customer that the girl accused of stealing her money, asked if she was sure that he stole her money. So, they decided to go and search her room where she attended to her customers.

"While searching the room, they found Quran under her pillow and started asking what she was using the Quran for as a prostitute. So, they started attacking her; they stabbed her, took her out and set her ablaze.

“The incident happened at Alaba Rago, where a lot of Northerners reside. The girl that was killed also came from the North. Their grouse was that she was not supposed to be carrying Quran because of the kind of work she was doing.”

The state Police Public Relations, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.