…Arrests 2 Suspects, 2 At Large
The Delta State Police Command has exhumed the body of murdered Chigozie Udalor, a site Manager at a fish bond in Bod camp Akwukwu Igbo community.
According t a statement made available by SP. Bright Edafe, Police Public Relations Officer for the Delta State Command, revealed that On the December 12, 2025, one Hyacinth Nnalue, reported to Akwu-kwu Igbo Polic Division that his cousin Chigozie Udalor, has been missing since December 10, 2025. He also stated that the said Chigozie was his site manager at his fish bond in Bod camp Akwukwu Igbo community.
Upon the receipt of the information, the DPO commenced an investigation and later transferred the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department. Just like in the previous case of the murder of one Paulinus in Otokutu, the commissioner of Police Delta State CP Olufemi Abaniwonda directed the DPO Ekpa Division, CSP Aliyu Shaba, to carry out a technically driven investigation.
The DPO detailed operatives who commenced an intelligence-led investigation on 31st March 2025 which paved way for the arrested of one David Tacho ‘m’ who attempted to withdraw money from the victim’s account through his phone and also arrested Daniel Orshio who took part in the murder.
Investigation also revealed that David Tacho is a brother to one Victor Tacho who conspired with Pius Daniel, (both presently at large) and Daniel Orshio, and murdered the victim. The two suspects are presently in custody.
Preliminary investigation revealed that all four suspects were employed by the deceased who is the site engineer, but they discovered he had some money in his Moniepoint account and they conspired, used a hammer to hit him on his head, tied him and buried him in a shallow grave at the site.
Two of the suspects David Tacho and Daniel Orshio, are presently in custody while two other suspects Pius Daniel and Victor Tacho are still on the run.
Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been exhumed and awaiting autopsy while efforts to arrest the other two suspects are ongoing.