LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Edo State Police Command has arrested a Togolese national, identified as Michael Agbalo, for allegedly killing one Maharazu Umar, over an argument at work.
The suspect had contracted Umar to assist him in construction work when a misunderstanding ensued and, in the process, killed the victim, according to a report from The Punch.
A spokesperson for the State command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the incident, said one Clement Obagbikoko reported the case at Etete Division, Benin, the State capital.
Obagbikoko said he hired the suspect to carry out construction works in his compound, and the suspect later brought the deceased, who assisted him in doing the job.
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“When they finished, he was paid, and he was asked the whereabouts of Umar, he replied that he had left, but while Clement’s wife was inspecting the job at about 7 pm, she found Umar’s body within the compound.
“We immediately called the suspect to come to the house, and he was arrested,” he added.
According to the PPRO, the suspect had confessed to killing the deceased with a hammer.
He further said that the corpse had been deposited at the hospital, adding that the suspect would be charged to court soon.
In an interview with journalists, the suspect said he contracted Umar to assist him in his work but ended up killing him over a misunderstanding.
“After we finished our work, I asked him to wash the shovel, but he said he wouldn’t do it, and in the process, we started quarrelling. He picked up a cutlass, and I hit him on his head with a hammer because he would have attacked me with the cutlass.”
“When I hit him, he fell down, and I left him there. But I regret hitting him with a hammer now that he is dead,” he said.
