In a shocking development, Delta State Police Command has exhumed the remains of 38-year-old site engineer Chigozie Udalor, who was allegedly murdered by workers he had employed at a construction site.
According to SP Bright Edafe, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, who made this known in a video statement on Thursday, Udalor was killed on December 10, 2024, after which his body was buried in a shallow grave at the construction site.
Investigations revealed that Udalor, who had been overseeing a construction project for his cousin, had hired four young men from Benue State. These workers allegedly conspired against him, attacking him with a hammer and striking him on the head before burying his body at the site in an attempt to conceal their crime.
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,” SP Edafe stated in the video. “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.
The grim discovery was made on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, following the arrest of two suspects connected with the murder. Police have intensified efforts to apprehend the remaining suspects who are still at large.
This tragic incident has sent shockwaves through the local community, raising concerns about workplace safety and employer-employee relations in the construction industry.
The Delta State Police Command has assured the public that a thorough investigation is ongoing and that all those involved in this heinous crime will be brought to justice.
Our correspondent gathered that family members of the deceased have been notified, and arrangements are being made for proper burial rites following the completion of necessary police investigations.
Police Uncover Body Of Engineer Killed And Buried By Workers In Delta
