The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the murder of a middle-aged woman in one of the hotels within the metropolis.
The woman was killed in a gruesome manner in the hotel where she allegedly went with her alleged killer.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ahmed Rufai confirmed the incident to our correspondent in a telephone interview saying the deceased was found dead with a slit throat in the toilet of the hotel room. 
He said the police have commenced an investigation and have gathered useful information from documents the suspect left in the hotel room.
“We have commenced an investigation into the incident, as we are able to gather some useful information from documents the alleged killer left in the room and his information at the reception.
“We will update the press on our investigation as it goes on but for now, we are on it,” he added.
Sources close to the deceased said the victim is a divorcee mother of four who occasionally visited the hotel.
