FCT Police start investigation into suspected murder in Utako lodge

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has commenced an investigation into suspected culpable murder following the dying of a lodge workers member in Utako District, Abuja.

Josephine Adeh, the FCT Command’s spokesman, in a press release on Sunday, defined that the incident occurred on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at about 5:00 a.m.

She acknowledged that on Tuesday, twentieth October 2026, at about 05:00 am, a misery report was acquired on the Utako Divisional Police Headquarters reporting suspicious noise and exercise on the third ground of a lodge inside Utako District of the FCT.

Adeh stated police operatives acted swiftly, stressing {that a} workforce of law enforcement officials from Utako Division was promptly dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival, he defined that the supply of the noise was traced to Room 301, the place one Samuel Net, a tiler employed by the lodge, was discovered with marks of violence on his physique, whereas one other particular person, recognized as Joseph Terdoo, a workers member of the lodge, was discovered mendacity unconscious on the ground with a number of marks of violence on his physique.

According to the assertion, “Joseph Terdoo was immediately rushed to Wuse District Hospital, where he was confirmed dead on arrival by the medical team on duty.”

The police supplied preliminary findings on what led to the struggle, saying that additional investigations revealed that the 2 males had a disagreement which degenerated right into a bodily confrontation.

The assertion stated that Samuel pushed Joseph, who fell and hit his head on a wood object earlier than collapsing.

She stated, “The Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, has cautioned residents against violence and advised FCT residents to shun violence and self-help during disagreements.

“He enjoined FCT residents to embrace peace and diplomacy in resolving disputes and report suspicious individuals or actions to the closest police station or contact the command via its emergency numbers: 08032003913 and 08061581938.