Respite as Delta Police fish out killers of site engineer three months after, exhume corpse

…Suspects reveal how money attracted them to kill engineer who employed them

At last, respite came the way of Hyacinth Nnalue who has endlessly searched for Chigozie Udalor, his 38-year-old cousin since over three months.

Nnalue said he has even been accused of being behind the sudden disappearance of his cousin who he employed as site engineer at his Fish Pond located at Bod Camp in Akwukwu-Igbo Community but the intensive investigation launched by the Delta State Commissioner of Police has caused him to smile, not because his cousin is alive.

His cousin was found in a shallow grave where he was buried alongside the rope and hammer that was used to kill him.

The shocking aspect was that the workers the site engineer employed were the same persons that tied him with rope, hit him with hammer until he died. Then they buried him in a shallow grave at the camp.

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Both Hyacinth and Chigozie’s father are happy that the killers were the ones that disclosed where the victim was buried and why they even killed him. They are hopeful that justice would be given to the deserved and punishment metted out to the murderers.

The story as revealed in a video and press statement circulated by Bright Edafe, a superintendent of Police (SP) and Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) stated that “On the 12th of December 2024, one Hyacinth Nnalue reported to Akwu-kwu Igbo division that his cousin Chigozie Udalor had been missing since the 10th of December 2024.

“He also stated that the said Chigozie was his site manager at his Fish Pond in Bod camp Akwukwu Igbo community.

“Upon receipt of this 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 Ekpan CSP Aliyu Shaba to carry out a technically-driven investigation.

“The DPO detailed 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.

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“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.

“The body of the deceased has been exhumed and awaiting autopsy while efforts to arrest the other two suspects are ongoing.”