Delta State Police Command have arrested a 26-year-old man, Paul Ogilo for allegedly stabbing Twere Shipiode, a 29- year old father to death in Otu-Jeremi community of Ughelli South Local Government Area.
The spokesperson of the state police command, Edafe Bright confirmed this in a statement.
He explained the DPO in the area had received a distress call on January 12, that the deceased had been stabbed to death by the suspect. Reacting to the alert, the DPO mobilized and led Police patrol teams to the scene that was already deserted with the lifeless body of the deceased lying in a pool of his own blood.
The police spokesperson also said investigations revealed the deceased had accused the suspect of attempting to defile his daughter upon finding him in his house. This led to an altercation between the deceased and the suspect.
The Police eventually clamped down on the suspect after trailing him to an uncompleted building in the area.
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