Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the brutal murder of Chigozie Udalor, a site manager at a fish farm in Bod Camp, Akwukwu Igbo.
The body of the victim, who had been missing since December 10, 2024, was exhumed from a shallow grave at the site.
According to a press release by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright on Thursday, the case was reported on December 12, 2024, by Hyacinth Nnalue, a cousin of the deceased.
He noted that investigations, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ekpan, CSP Aliyu Shaba, uncovered a conspiracy among Udalor’s workers, who allegedly killed him after discovering funds in his Moniepoint account.
“On March 31, 2025, police operatives arrested one of the suspects, David Tacho, while he attempted to withdraw money from the victim’s account using his phone. Further investigation led to the arrest of another suspect, Daniel Orshio, who reportedly participated in the killing.
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“Preliminary findings revealed that David Tacho, along with his brother Victor Tacho, and accomplices Pius Daniel and Daniel Orshio, attacked Udalor with a hammer, tied him up, and buried him in a shallow grave. While David Tacho and Daniel Orshio are now in police custody, Victor Tacho and Pius Daniel remain at large,” he stated.
Authorities have assured that efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects are ongoing. Meanwhile, the exhumed body of the deceased is awaiting autopsy.
The Delta State Police Command urged members of the public to provide any useful information that could lead to the arrest of the remaining suspects.