The Cross River State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation following the discovery of a woman's body in a hotel located within the Calabar South Metropolis.

According to the Command's spokesperson, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, hotel management discovered the victim's lifeless body in her room during the early hours of September 8. Police reported that the deceased was found lying on the floor surrounded by drug samples and other substances, with visible marks of violence on her neck.

Law enforcement officers immediately cordoned off the crime scene, recovered the body, and transferred it to the morgue for preservation and autopsy.

Investigators have taken the hotel receptionist into custody for questioning, while an active manhunt is currently underway to track down and apprehend the deceased’s fleeing male companion.