The suspects
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two Nigerian nationals in connection with the alleged murder of a fellow Nigerian, whose body was discovered in a pool of blood at his residence in Sanzirigu, a suburb of Tamale.
The suspects, identified as Daniel Victor Eze and David Oko Ewa, were arrested while allegedly attempting to flee into neighbouring Togo through the Tatale route shortly after the incident.
The deceased, Nkemujika Uzorchuku Eze, 36, was found dead in his bedroom after police received a report that he was lying motionless in a pool of blood.
According to preliminary investigations, the deceased lived in a three-bedroom apartment with his wife, Peace Uzorchuku, the two suspects and another Nigerian national, Godwin Nwafor.
A police team that visited the scene found the deceased with a deep cut wound on his forehead and a towel stuffed into his mouth. Investigators also observed that the room had been ransacked.
During the crime scene examination, officers recovered a wooden pestle believed to have been used in the attack, together with other items for forensic analysis.
The body was conveyed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, where a medical officer confirmed the victim dead before it was deposited at the hospital mortuary pending an autopsy.
Police said intelligence-led operations led to the interception and arrest of the two suspects at Tatale on the same day they allegedly attempted to escape into Togo.
They were subsequently handed over to the Tamale District Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to assist with investigations.
According to the police, the suspects admitted during interrogation to conspiring to kill the deceased, claiming he had withheld proceeds from alleged internet fraud activities in which they had been involved.
A search conducted after their arrest led to the recovery of several items suspected to have been stolen from the deceased’s room, including mobile phones, laptop computers, a tablet, jewellery, wristwatches, clothing, personal documents and other valuables.
The recovered items have been retained as exhibits to support ongoing investigations.
The suspects remain in police custody and are expected to be arraigned before court.
The Northern Regional Police Command said investigations were continuing, including forensic examination of the recovered exhibits and efforts to obtain relevant CCTV footage to establish the full circumstances surrounding the murder.
The command assured the public of its commitment to ensuring that all persons connected with the crime are brought to justice and appealed to members of the public to volunteer credible information to assist in the fight against crime.
FROM Eric Kombat, Tamale