Three in police net for beheading Delta farm guard

Three suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Ovwian Police Division in Delta State in connection with the recent killing and beheading of a farm guard in the Udu Local Government Area of the state.

Our correspondent learnt on Tuesday that the deceased, simply identified as Omadide Uruemu Peter, a poultry farm guard, was reportedly beheaded a few days ago and his headless body dumped at the Erhiephihor community by unknown assailants.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased farm guard, a father of one in his 30s, was allegedly killed “for praying too much at midnight.”

It was however gathered on Tuesday that some fishermen on a fishing expedition recovered the severed head of the beheaded poultry farm guard from the Erhiephihor community river in Udu LGA.

This is just as the police have arrested three persons in connection with the alleged killing and beheading of the victim.

One of our sources said, “Before he relocated from Otu-Jeremi to Ovwodokpokpor, his (deceased’s) neighbours complained that they were being disturbed by his prayers and they were tired of his midnight prayers.

He recently relocated from Otu-Jeremi to his current place of abode, Ovwodokpokpor, before his unfortunate death.

A conflicting source who did not want to be mentioned for security reasons revealed that “The beheaded Mr Omadide Uruemu Peter was staying at the neighbouring Erhiephihor community in Udu LGA Delta State.”

The Secretary General of the Erhiephihor community, Mr. Daniel Omohovwighren, when contacted, told our correspondent that “the incident did not occur at Erhiephihor but in Ovwodokpokpor.

“And after he was killed, the corpse was dumped in our community (Erhiephihor),” he stated.

Omohovwighren spoke further, “After the incident, both communities went into action. Thank God, they invited the police and the vigilante, they arrested some people, about three of them.

“The police took the corpse to the mortuary and those arrested were detained at the Ovwian Police Station. But as of Thursday, the President Generals of both communities and the police transferred the suspects to Asaba.

“Also, the deceased’s head was not recovered from the Erhiephihor community river but from Ovwodokpokpor river and those arrested are from Ovwodokpokpor as one of them is called Mathew.

“Three suspects have been arrested through the efforts of the PG Erhiephihor and Ovwodokpokpor communities – one Ovwodokpokpor boy, one Ijaw and one Yoruba.”

When contacted on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, who had earlier claimed ignorance of the matter, later told our correspondent that the incident was “confirmed.”