Blessing Omasehe, a landlord in Delta state, is currently being investigated by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly killing his tenant, Iriguvwedo Joshua.
The
victim, who until his death, was a driver and machine operator at a
private water factory located by Aziza Junction, along Warri-Sapele
Road, was alleged to have died from wounds sustained from the attack at
his Chinkelly Street residence, Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of
the state.
His elder brother, Abraham Iriguvwedo,
yesterday told newsmen that his brother was killed with a cutlass on
Friday by his landlord over a fracas relating to a quit notice served on
him by the landlord, although Joshua’s rent was yet to expire.
Abraham
explained that he was called at about 11:30pm on Friday by the victim’s
girlfriend, informing him that his brother bled to death at the scene
of the incident.
According to Abraham, his brother
had, earlier in the day, had a fight with his landlord over an
extension attached to his one-bedroom apartment, which was resolved when
the late Joshua fled the house, only to be attacked in the evening when
he returned home to pick some of his clothings.
Confirming
the arrest of the landlord and his wife, a source in Ekpan Police
Station stated that the suspect and his wife were in police custody and
would soon be transferred to the state police headquarters for further
investigation.
