The Delta State Police Command has launched an investigation into the murder of Chigozie Udalor, a site engineer who was killed by his employees after discovering he had a substantial amount of money in his bank account.

According to the spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, the police received a report on December 12, 2024, from Hyacinth Nnalue, stating that his cousin, Chigozie Udalor, had been missing since December 10, 2024. Udalor was the site manager at Nnalue’s fish pond in Bod camp Akwukwu Igbo community.

Upon receiving the report, the DPO commenced an investigation and later transferred the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, directed the DPO Ekpan CSP Aliyu Shaba to carry out a technically driven investigation.

The investigation led to the arrest of two suspects, David Tacho and Daniel Orshio, on March 31, 2025. According to Edafe, “Investigation 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 preliminary investigation showed that all four suspects were employed by the deceased, but they discovered he had some money in his Moniepoint account and conspired to kill him. They used a hammer to hit him on the head, tied him, and buried him in a shallow grave at the site.

Edafe stated that the two suspects, David Tacho and Daniel Orshio, are currently in custody, while efforts are ongoing to arrest the other two suspects, Pius Daniel and Victor Tacho. The body of the deceased has been exhumed and is awaiting autopsy.