The spokesperson of the Rivers state police command, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, has said that the state police command is on top of its investigation into the de@th of a 23-year-old gay man identified as Hillary Emereole, who was allegedly thrown from a two-storey hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on July 24, 2025. According to a petition written to the state Police command, Hillary had on July 23, 2025, travelled from his base in Owerri, Imo state to meet one David Ilo aka David Emeka in Oxygen Hotel in Woji, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Shortly after getting access into one of the hotel rooms, David reportedly asked to be excused so he could buy some drinks. However he allegedly returned with a group of boys who physically ass@ulted Hillary, extorted money from him and even contacted his mum and demanded ransom from her while threatening to waste her son. Hillary later found his way to the balcony of the hotel room and tried to shout for help. Sadly, the assailants ran towards him and threw him off the balcony causing him severe injuries that led to him having a spinal surgery conducted on him. After months of being in and out of the hospital, Hillary d!ed on October 23, 2025. The matter was then reported to the Mini Okoro police station. Following the public outcry over the incident, LIB reached out to the state police command spokesperson to ascertain the level of investigation into the incident. Speaking in an interview today February 11, Iringe-Koko said the suspects are currently on the run. She stated that the state Commissioner of Police is involved in the investigation and that the perpetrators will surely be arrested.The command is aware of the incident that occured, the case of murder and it is being investigated by the State Criminal Investigation Department SCID. The command is on top of the case. We have put in place measures to ensure that the fleeing suspect is arrested and face justice while we are also condoling with the family and loved ones that they should be patient because our hands are not tied. We will ensure that the perpetrators of that heinous crime will be brought to book and justice will be served”She added that the Hotel manager was invited and that he dropped his statement concerning the incident. The post Suspects in the m#rder of gay man, Hilary, currently on the run but they will be caught – Rivers PPRO, Grace Iringe-Koko appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
