By Desire Emmanuel
The Northern Regional Police Command in Ghana has arrested two Nigerian citizens in connection with the murder of a 36-year-old Nigerian at Sanzirigu, a suburb of Tamale, over proceeds of internet fraud.
The two men, Daniel Victor Eze and David Oko Ewa, were arrested through intelligence-led operations after the body of Nkemujika Uzorchuku Eze was found in a pool of blood in his bedroom on Saturday.
A statement by the Ghana Police Service said preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased, his wife, Peace Uzorchuku, the two men and another Nigerian national, Godwin Nwafor, had been living together in a three-bedroom apartment at Sanzirigu.
According to the statement, police launched investigations after receiving a report that the deceased had been found lying motionless in his room.
Investigators who visited the scene observed that the deceased sustained a deep cut wound on the forehead. A towel was also stuffed into his mouth, while the room appeared ransacked.
The statement said officers recovered a wooden pestle suspected to have been used during the attack, together with other materials for forensic examination.
The body was conveyed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, where a medical officer confirmed the victim dead.
The body was subsequently deposited at the hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
Police said the two suspected killers attempted to flee to Togo through the Tatale route but were intercepted and arrested at Tatale on the same day.
They were later handed over to the Tamale District Criminal Investigations Department to assist with investigations.
During their interrogation, the two Nigerians admitted conspiring to murder the deceased, claiming that he withheld proceeds from internet fraud activities in which they had been involved.
The statement said a search conducted after their arrest led to the recovery of several items suspected to have been stolen from the deceased’s room. These included mobile phones, laptop computers, a tablet, jewellery, clothing, wristwatches, personal documents and other valuables.
Police said the men are in custody and are to be arraigned before the court on Monday, July 13.
