The Delta Condition Police Command has arrested one Mr Efe Onoetiyi for killing his easiest good friend, Paulinus Okon,
nearest amassing over N50 million from a dead body.
The Commissioner of Police Delta Condition Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this on Monday life parading the person, along 4 alternative killers.
He mentioned, “I welcome you to this briefing which is especially painful. It comes to the homicide of 1 Paulinus Okon through his bosom good friend, one Efe Onoetiyi. Paulinus was once reported lacking on September 8, 2024, through his brother nearest he went out along with his good friend Efe Onoitiyi, 30. The suspect, Efe Onoitiyi, who first of all denied understanding what came about to Paulinus got here to Paulinus’s area to invite his crowd about him.
“He was once faced that a dead body went out with him on that very same moment which he denied that a dead body didn’t walk out with him. On a upcoming moment, Efe got here again and demanded N500,000 from a dead body’s brother that he would worth the cash to pay a herbalist who may just inform them Paulinus’s whereabouts. Efe once more got here and knowledgeable the crowd that Paulinus was once abducted and he accumulated a ransom of about N20,715,000 from a dead body brother claiming that he was once involved with the abductors.
“When it changed into noticeable that Efe had one thing to cover, he was once arrested and the case was once transferred to the Condition Legal Investigation Branch, Condition Headquarters Asaba. On November 28 2024, I directed the DPO Ekpan to to enter the case and safeguard {that a} discrete investigation was once performed to fish out the ones accountable, as the principle suspect, Efe, was once no longer surrender.
“The DPO Ekpan performed an intelligence-led investigation that indicted one Okeimute Gaga 48, Okeimute gaga upon his arrest spread out and confessed that he may just not cover what came about. Okeimute Gaga narrated how Efe introduced Paulinus to the Orere River in Otokutu and asked that they blast him. The suspect additional mentioned that on September 8, 2024, Efe and Sunday Ikpeba, and a 30- used herbalist Lawrence Joseph secured Paulinus Okon to a stake at evening similar to Orere River and beheaded him alive.
“His body was thrown into the River while the herbalist took the head of Paulinus and buried him at his shrine in Otokutu. The DPO, Ekpan Police station, led police operatives to the shrine in Otokutu where the skull of Paulinus was exhumed and recovered.”
Olufemi mentioned that right through interrogation, Efe confessed that he killed Paulinus as a result of he didn’t understand how to inform him he had diverted his cash supposed to shop for the home.
He added, “Efe mentioned that he noticed a construction on the market at N30 million, which he marketed to a dead body and a dead body paid N30 million in 3 instalments, however in lieu of shopping for the home, he diverted the cash for his non-public worth, purchased two lands and was once construction a duplex for himself.
“He further stated that he did not know how to explain to the deceased that he had used his money hence he decided that killing Mr Paulinus would save him the trouble. Efe and the three other suspects are in custody.”
The CP, alternatively, suggested participants of the nation to keep watch on particularly this season concerning the pals they secure, lamenting that oldsters are not taking the upbringing in their youngsters, particularly boy youngsters severely.
In an interview with the suspects, all of them confessed to the crime, pronouncing that the pinnacle was once sacrificed to the gods of the society.