The Ghana Police Service says it will prosecute two Nigerians who were arrested for allegedly killing a fellow Nigerian, Nkemujika Uzorchuku Eze, after accusing him of withholding proceeds from their alleged internet fraud activities.

The suspects, identified as Daniel Victor Eze and David Oko Ewa, were arrested by the Northern Regional Police Command following the discovery of the 36-year-old victim’s body in his residence at Sanzirigu in Tamale on Saturday.

According to a statement issued by the Regional Public Relations Unit of the Ghana Police Service on Sunday night, preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased, his wife, Peace Uzorchuku, the two suspects and another Nigerian national, Godwin Nwafor, were living together in a three-bedroom apartment.

The statement noted that police began investigations after a report that the victim had been found lying motionless in a pool of blood inside his bedroom.

It stated that investigators who visited the scene discovered that the deceased had sustained a deep cut to the forehead, while a towel had been stuffed into his mouth.

The police said a wooden pestle suspected to have been used in the attack, along with other evidential materials, was recovered from the scene for forensic examination.

“Police investigations commenced after a report was received that the deceased had been found lying motionless in a pool of blood in his bedroom.

“A team of investigators immediately visited the scene, where examination revealed that the deceased had sustained a deep cut wound to the forehead, while a towel had been stuffed into his mouth. The room had also been ransacked.

“The body was conveyed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a medical officer before being deposited at the hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy,” the statement read.

The command added that intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of the two suspects at Tatale on the same day while they were allegedly attempting to flee to the Republic of Togo through the Tatale border route.

“During interrogation, the suspects allegedly admitted conspiring to murder the deceased after claiming that he had been withholding proceeds they had obtained through internet fraud activities,” the police said.

The police further disclosed that a search conducted after the suspects’ arrest led to the recovery of several items believed to have been stolen from the deceased’s room.

The recovered exhibits include multiple mobile phones, laptop computers, a tablet, jewellery, clothing, wristwatches, personal documents and other valuables.

According to the statement, the suspects remain in police custody and are expected to be arraigned before a court to facilitate ongoing investigations.

The Ghana Police Service reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that everyone connected to the crime is brought to justice and urged members of the public to continue providing credible information to support crime-fighting efforts. (PUNCH)

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