Crime - Delta
Updated: May 06, 2022

Gunmen Kill Hotelier In Delta Community

By Jude Ikpechukwu
May 06, 2022
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A hotelier based in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Thorpe Edijana, has been shot dead.

The deceased was killed by the gunmen who invited him from Thorpesky Global Hotel located along Agbarho/ Ughelli Expressway through a telephone call from his hotel to his house.

It was learned that the gunmen shot him three times on his legs and rib after a brief conversation.

The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, in a telephone chat confirmed the incident that led to the gruesome murder of the hotelier.

“I don’t have the details but I know there’s something like that", he stated.

The late Edijana leaves behind his wife, Ese Edijana, the Ughelli North Local Government Council Chairmanship Candidate under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the last Delta State Local Government election, and children.