2 Suspects Arrested As Delta Police Probe Murder Of Site Engineer By Employees

The Delta State Command have opened investigations into the case of a site engineer identified as Chigozie Udalor Eho, who was murdered by his employees at a project site after they discovered he had a lot of money in his bank account.

The spokesperson of the Command, SP Bright Edafe, narrated that on December 12, 2024, one Hyacinth Nnalue reported to Akwu-kwu Igbo Police Division that his cousin had been missing since the December 10, 2024.

Nnalue also stated that Udalor was his site manager at his fish pond in Bod camp, Akwukwu Igbo community.

SP Edafe noted that upon receiving the information, the DPO commenced an investigation and later transferred the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department.

Edafe said the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, directed the DPO, CSP Aliyu Shaba, to carry out a technically driven investigation.

“The DPO detailed the operatives who commenced an intelligence-led investigation, on 31st March 2025, they arrested 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, to murder the victim. The two suspects are presently in custody.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that all four suspects were employed by the deceased who was 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,” Edafe explained.

The Police spokesman also disclosed that the body of the deceased has been exhumed and waiting autopsy, while efforts to arrest the other two suspects were ongoing.