Customs Officer who lodged in hotel with three women dies |

An officer with the Nigeria Customs Service, identified as Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC) Lawal Tukur, has been found dead in a hotel room in Katsina metropolis of Katsina State, where he lodged with three women.

According to a report by Zagazola, the incident occurred on October 15, 2025 at Murjani Hotel in Katsina, the Katsina State capital.

According to the report by Zagazola, hotel staff discovered the officer lying lifeless in his room at about 8:30am and immediately raised the alarm.

Sources at the hotel said some empty sachets of suspected substances were found in the waste basket of the room.

Three women, identified as: Khadija Ali, 34, of Dutsin Amare Quarters, Katsina; Aisha Lawal, 30, of Ingawa Local Government Area; and Hafsat Yusuf, 22, of Brigade Quarters, Kano, were reportedly in the hotel with Tukur at the time of the incident.

It was gathered that while Ali and Lawal spent the night with the deceased, Yusuf visited them later and also lodged in the same hotel.

The remains of the officer have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Katsina, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor and deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.