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The Delta State Police Command has arrested two farm workers, David Tacho and Daniel Orshio, for allegedly conspiring to kill their site manager, Chigozie Udalor.
Two other suspects, Pius Daniel and Victor Tacho, are currently on the run.
Spokesperson for the command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Thursday, noting that the crime was uncovered following a report made to the Akwukwu-Igbo Police Division by Hyacinth Nnalue, a cousin to the deceased.
According to Edafe, Nnalue reported on December 12, 2024, that his cousin, Udalor, who managed a fish pond at Bod Camp in Akwukwu-Igbo, had gone missing since December 10.
Acting on the report, the Divisional Police Officer launched an investigation before transferring the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department.
“In line with the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, a technically driven investigation was initiated,” Edafe stated.
“On March 31, 2025, operatives arrested David Tacho while attempting to withdraw money from the victim’s account using his phone. His accomplice, Daniel Orshio, was also apprehended.”
Investigations revealed that David Tacho’s brother, Victor Tacho, and another suspect, Pius Daniel—both still at large—worked with Daniel Orshio to murder the victim.
“The suspects were all employed by the deceased. However, after discovering he had money in his Moniepoint account, they conspired, struck him on the head with a hammer, tied him up, and buried him in a shallow grave at the site,” Edafe disclosed.
Following the arrests, the police exhumed the victim’s body for an autopsy, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
