A hotel worker has died after an alleged physical confrontation with a tiler hired by the hotel in Utako District of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The victim, identified as Joseph Terdoo, reportedly sustained fatal head injuries after a disagreement with the tiler, Samuel Net, escalated into violence in Room 301 of the hotel in the early hours of Tuesday, October 20.
The FCT Police Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh.
According to the police, officers were alerted to suspicious noise and activities on the hotel’s third floor at about 5am and immediately moved to the scene.
On arrival, the officers found Net with marks of violence on his body, while Terdoo was lying unconscious on the floor with multiple marks of violence.
The victim was rushed to Wuse District Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed him dead on arrival.
Preliminary police investigations indicated that the disagreement between the two men degenerated into a physical confrontation, during which Net allegedly pushed Terdoo.
The police said Terdoo fell and struck his head against a wooden object before collapsing.
The command said it had commenced a discreet investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, urged residents to avoid violence and taking the law into their own hands when resolving disagreements.
He advised the public to embrace peaceful and diplomatic means of settling disputes to prevent avoidable loss of life.
The command also urged residents to report suspicious persons or activities to the nearest police station or contact its emergency lines on 08032003913 and 08061581938.
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