A popular nightclub owner, Steven Ayika and one Chiamaka Emmanuel, alleged to be his mistress, have died.

According to reports, their bodies were found on Tuesday, November 23, in a Lexus car along with Katsina road in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State.

It was learnt that Ayika, who was the CEO of Knight House, was married to one Jennifer with two kids.

His alleged mistress, Chiamaka was reportedly set to wed in December.

Confirming the incident in a statement on Thursday, the spokesman of the Kano State Police Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said that investigation into the incident was in progress.

“On the 23/11/2021 at about 0450hrs, a report was received that a car was sighted along Katsina Road, Fagge LGA Kano State with two (2) occupants, a male and a female motionless.

“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, raised and instructed a team of detectives to proceed to the scene.

“The team immediately rushed to the scene. Victims, a male and a female inside the back seat of a Siena Motor Vehicle were removed and rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano, where a Medical Doctor confirmed them dead.

“On preliminary investigation, the male deceased was identified as Steven Ayika, ‘m’, of Jaba Quarters Kano while the female deceased identified as Chiamaka Emmanuel, ‘f’, of the same address. However, the investigation is in progress,” the statement read.