A Customs officer, identified as Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC) Lawal Tukur, has been found dead in a hotel room in Katsina metropolis under mysterious circumstances.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at Murjani Hotel, where the officer had checked in.
According to reports, hotel staff discovered Tukur’s lifeless body around 8:30 a.m. and promptly notified the police.
Sources revealed that three women — Khadija Ali (34), Aisha Lawal (30), and Hafsat Yusuf (22) — were with the deceased at the hotel prior to his death.
It was gathered that Khadija and Aisha spent the night with him, while Hafsat joined them later and also stayed over.
Investigators reportedly found empty sachets of unidentified substances in a wastebasket inside the room, raising suspicions of possible substance use.
The body of the deceased has since been conveyed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Katsina, where doctors confirmed his death before transferring it to the mortuary for autopsy.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been informed of the development, while police say investigations are underway to ascertain the exact cause of death and the role of the three women in the incident.
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