Police arrest Togo national for killing artisan in Edo

“We immediately called the suspect to come to the house and he was arrested,” he added

The PPRO said the suspect had confessed that he killed the deceased with a hammer, adding that the corpse had been deposited at the hospital. He further said 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.

He said, “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 quarreling. 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 added.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

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