A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Dr. Matthew Uwuigbe, has died in a hotel in Ekpoma, with the police investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

Uwuigbe, who was a lecturer in the Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, was reportedly found lifeless inside a hotel room in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area.

According to the Edo State Police Command, the incident was reported at about 8pm on Monday, October 5, 2026.

Police spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the lecturer had lodged at the hotel and was reportedly with a 21-year-old woman identified as Angela Defa Jacob.

The police said the woman had reportedly been with Uwuigbe before he later asked her to leave the room to purchase water.

When she returned, she reportedly found the lecturer lying lifeless and raised an alarm.

Following the incident, police arrested the hotel owner, the hotel manager and the 21-year-old woman. The three are being detained while investigators work to establish what happened before the lecturer’s death.

The police have not publicly established the cause of death or concluded that the sexual encounter was responsible for it.

Uwuigbe’s remains have been deposited at the Oriaifo Memorial Hospital mortuary pending further investigation.

AAU confirms lecturer was its staff

The university has confirmed that Uwuigbe was a member of its academic staff but clarified that the incident occurred outside the university premises.

AAU spokesperson, Otunba Mike Ade Aladenika, also stated that the woman involved was not a student of the university.

He described the circumstances surrounding the incident as a private matter unrelated to the university’s official activities.

The investigation is continuing as authorities seek to determine exactly what happened in the hotel room before the lecturer was found dead.