Police Arrest Married Woman After Man Dies During Sex at Abuja Guest House

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a married woman, Mrs Rukayat Muhammed, also referred to as Rulayat Muhammed in the police statement, in connection with the death of her alleged lover at a guest house in Gwarimpa, Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, announced the arrest while parading the suspect alongside other individuals detained by the command. The commissioner said the woman had gone to Good Samaritan Guest House on 2nd Avenue, Gwarimpa, with the man for a good time when he suddenly died during sex. After she realized he had stopped breathing and had died, she reportedly picked up his phone and left the hotel without telling the management. The hotel's management later discovered the body. But instead of informing the police, two staff members, Ibrahim Omeiza and Kefat Bitrus, allegedly moved the corpse from the hotel and abandoned it under the Katampe bridge in Kubwa. Sanusi said investigators looking into the body of a man discovered beneath the Katampe bridge on 26 August 2026 learned that the man had stayed at a guest house in Gwarimpa with a married woman named Mrs Rukayat Muhammed, who lives in Garki Area 2. He said police had initially linked the discovery to kidnapping or one chance robbery, but the investigation later showed the dead man was the same person whose family had reported him missing. That development led officers to examine the case more closely. The CP said investigators noticed that the deceased's mobile phone was missing, so they tracked the device and worked out his final known communication. Even though the phone was switched off afterward, officers were able to identify the last person the deceased had spoken with as Rukayat Muhammed of Garki Area, and she was arrested. Further inquiries, according to him, indicated that the suspect had allegedly been in a romantic relationship with the deceased and had stored his number on her phone as Safiyat. The investigation also established that Rukayat and the deceased had stayed at Good Samaritan Guest House on 2nd Avenue, Gwarimpa, where they spent time together. Sanusi said the suspect told investigators that she found the deceased no longer breathing and realized he had died. He added that instead of promptly alerting the police, she removed the man's phone and departed the hotel. Several hours later, when staff could not reach anyone in the room, the room was opened and the deceased's body was found. Rather than report the discovery to authorities, the commissioner said two hotel employees, Ibrahim Omeiza and Kefat Bitrus, took the corpse out of the room. They later moved it to the area under the Katampe bridge along the Kubwa Expressway and left it beside the road, evidently seeking to separate the hotel and its management from the case. The commissioner said the investigation had clarified a large part of what happened around the discovery of the body, but he emphasized that the inquiry was not over. He said the exact cause and circumstances of the man's death had not been determined, and more investigative work was being carried out to establish the full facts. Sanusi said anyone found to have contributed to the death or to the later hiding and dumping of the body would be held accountable under the law. He also cautioned the public against withholding information, blocking investigations, or otherwise working against law enforcement. The CP said the case reflected the command's resolve to look beyond initial appearances and establish facts through investigation. He added that the command would follow every available lead and ensure that anyone found responsible faced justice.