Two in police custody over alleged murder in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has said it has arrested two young men, Monday Peter, 21, and ThankGod, 17, for the murder of two individuals in separate incidents.

According to a video interview released on Thursday by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright, the suspects confessed to their crimes, with Peter admitting to killing his friend, named Ifeayin Ezekiel, after a dispute over unpaid wages.

According to Peter, Ezekiel failed to pay him for a job, and when confronted, a fight broke out, leading to Ezekiel’s death. Peter initially hesitated to describe the murder weapon but eventually admitted to using a knife to stab Ezekiel.

He said: “He gave me a job. He does not pay me money. So I invited him to another job, when he finished, he asked for his payment and I refused to pay him, stating that he owed me. So this thing caused quarrel. So we started fighting and the guy died. I use knife to stab am.”

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Similarly, ThankGod, a 17-year-old, confessed to killing a man with a machete in a reprisal attack four days after the man had beaten his mother. He further stated that he confronted the man on the day he had beaten his mother and a fight broke out, injuring him.

ThankGod, who was angry at what had happened, was told to forgive the man. He, however, said he saw the man four days later and admitted to using a machete to attack the victim, cutting him. According to him, he didn’t know it would lead to the man’s death.

ThankGod said, “I go fight am (the man) as I see my mama for floor. I’ll go fight am for his house. The man use small knife cut me for hand. So them tell me to forgive the man I should leave him because he is an old man. I saw the man four days later. After I cut the man’s hand, he just jumped down from his bike and ran inside the cassava bush.”

Bright expressed sadness over the incidents, emphasizing the young age of the perpetrators. He warned young people about the dangers of uncontrolled anger and the consequences of their actions. He stated that both suspects would face charges in court.

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