Worker Dies After Dispute With Tiler In Abuja Hotel

A lodge employee, Joseph Terdoo, has died after an alleged bodily confrontation with a tiler employed by the lodge in Utako District of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The incident occurred in Room 301 of the lodge within the early hours of Tuesday, October 20, 2026, after a disagreement between Terdoo and the tiler, recognized as Samuel Net, reportedly escalated into violence.

According to the FCT Police Command, in an announcement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, on Sunday, officers have been alerted to suspicious noise and actions on the lodge’s third flooring at about 5am and instantly proceeded to the scene.

The police mentioned they discovered Net with marks of violence on his physique, whereas Terdoo was found mendacity unconscious on the ground with a number of marks of violence.

Terdoo was rushed to Wuse District Hospital, the place medical personnel confirmed him lifeless on arrival.

Preliminary police investigations indicated that the disagreement between the 2 males degenerated right into a bodily confrontation, throughout which Net allegedly pushed Terdoo.

The police mentioned Terdoo fell and hit his head in opposition to a wood object earlier than collapsing.

The FCT Police Command mentioned it had commenced a discreet investigation into the incident to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the loss of life.

The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, urged residents to keep away from violence and taking the legislation into their very own fingers when resolving disagreements.

He suggested residents to embrace peaceable and diplomatic technique of settling disputes to forestall avoidable lack of life.

The command additionally urged members of the general public to report suspicious individuals or actions to the closest police station or contact its emergency strains on 08032003913 and 08061581938.