A businessman in Warri, Delta State has been arrested in connection with the death of his associate.
The businessman identified as Ogbaire, according to the police murdered one Lawrence Okoh, an associate of his and buried his body in a shallow grave.
The late Okoh was a native of Ubulu-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state. He was reported to have left his Port Harcourt business outfit to supply generator spare parts to a customer in Warri on August 2, 2016.
Okoh who was fondly called ‘Law’ did not return from his delivery run and was thus reported missing.
However, Okoh had sent a text message to his wife earlier on August 2 stating he would be passing the night at his customer’s as he would be unable to return to Warri the same day.
Okoh’s wife contacted the customer who confirmed he knew Okoh but hadn’t seen him in a long while.
The wife however along with the police raided the spare parts market in Warri where the deceased’s wife identified some of the parts her husband left with on the fateful day. The shop owner where the parts were found took the police to his supplier’s shop who was the customer Okoh’s wife had called earlier.
Ogbaire following investigations allegedly confessed to the police that he murdered Okoh and buried him in a shallow grave in an uncompleted building.
The Police disclosed that the deceased’s body has since been exhumed and released to his family for proper burial.
A senior police officer in Warri said: “The suspect has confessed to the crime that he killed Okoh in order not to pay him the money for the spare parts, he supplied him.”
The police officer further disclosed that Ogbaire confessed to have committed the crime with another person.
Speaking on the incident, a family source said: “My cousin got married eight years ago and just got twins last year. The wife is now a widow while the twins, who are minors, will not see their father again.”
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