Police arrest man for ‘beheading friend after diverting his N30m’ in Delta

The Delta CP said the suspect advertised a N30 million house
for his late friend, who paid for the property in three instalments.

However, Onoetiyi spent the money to purchase a plot of land
and a car for himself.

Olufemi said when the suspect was asked by the late Okon’s
family members about his whereabouts, he denied that they both went out
together.

The police commissioner said the suspect collected N500,000
from the deceased’s family to pay an herbalist, who could reveal the
whereabouts of his missing friend.

Olufemi said the suspect later informed the deceased’s
family that his friend was kidnapped while his abductors were demanding a N20
million ransom.

“Okeimute Gaga narrated how Efe brought Paulinus to Orere
River in Otokutu and requested that they kill him,” the CP said.

“The suspect further stated that on the 8th of September
2024, himself, Efe, and Sunday Ikpeba, and a 30-year-old herbalist known as
Lawrence Joseph, tied Paulinus Okon to a stake close to Orere River and
beheaded him alive.

“His body was thrown into the river while the herbalist took
the head of Paulinus and buried it at his shrine in Otokutu.

“During interrogation, Efe was asked why he killed his
friend, Paulinus. He stated that he saw a building for sale at a cost of N30
million naira, which he advertised to the deceased, and the deceased paid for
it in three instalments.

“But instead of buying the house, he diverted the money for
his personal use, bought two lands, and was building a duplex for himself.”