The Delta State Police Command has uncovered the remains of 38-year-old Chigozie Udalor, a site engineer who was allegedly murdered and buried in a shallow grave by his employees.
In a video statement released on Thursday, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed details of the crime.
Udalor had been assigned by his cousin to oversee a construction project, for which he hired four workers from Benue State.
However, on December 10, 2024, the workers reportedly plotted against him, striking his head with a hammer in a fatal attack.
To conceal the crime, the suspects buried Udalor’s body at the construction site. Their efforts to cover their tracks were ultimately unsuccessful, leading to the discovery of his remains.
Providing further details, the police statement read, “A sad story of a 38-year-old man who was employed by his cousin as a site engineer. The site engineer, Chigozie Udalor, employed four boys all from Benue State.
“On 10th December 2024, they conspired and murdered him at the site using a hammer to hit his head and buried him in a shallow grave there at the site. Man’s inhumanity to man.
“His body was exhumed yesterday 2nd April 2025 after arresting two of the suspects.”
