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Folake Sokoya
Another girl has been found strangled in a hotel room in Port Harcourt making the murders the sixth within a month.
The yet to be identified girl was found in a room at an hotel in Omoku area in Port Harcourt. She was strangled with a white rag while a piece of the rag was also used to bind her legs and her hands were also tied to her back.
The killing is similar to five other murders of women in hotel rooms in the state since last month.
Rivers State police spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni confirmed the murders and said appropriate steps are being taken to end the killings and that four persons are already helping the police in their investigations.
Omoni added that the Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura had held a meeting with hoteliers during which he gave them some security tips and urged them to install Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) among other security measures.
Women that have been murdered in this manner includes Maureen Ewuru and Jennifer Nwokocha.
Meanwhile. Women in the state have made a peaceful demonstration to protest the killings,calling the security agencies especially the police to fish out and bring the perpetrator/s to book.
