In very sad development, the Delta State Police Command has uncovered the body of 38-year-old man identified as Chigozie Udalor, a site engineer who was allegedly killed and buried in a shallow grave by his workers.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe made the revelation in a video he shared on Thursday.
Narrating the event that led to the murder of the deceased, the PRO said, Udalor, was employed by his cousin to oversee a construction project, and hired four young men from Benue State.
“On December 10, 2024, the workers reportedly conspired, attacking Udalor with a hammer and striking his head.”
Part of the statement reads: “A sad story of a 38-year-old man who was employed by his cousin as a site engineer. The site engineer, Chigozie Udalor, employed four boys all from Benue State.
“On 10th December 2024, they conspired and murdered him at the site using a hammer to hit his head and buried him in a shallow grave there at the site. Man’s inhumanity to man.
“His body was exhumed yesterday 2nd April 2025 after arresting two of the suspects, he added.