A man identified as Okandeji has reportedly led suspected thugs to beat his twenty-year-old daughter’s boyfriend, Ikolo Ochuko to death.
The incident occurred on December 12 at Ugboroke Community, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
The victim who was beaten to a stupor, sustained grievous injuries and died on December 20, DAILY POST can report.
It was learnt that the girl’s father, Okandeji had warned the deceased, a thirty-five-year-old man to leave his daughter alone that he does not want a barber as an in-law.
It was also gathered that the deceased had left the girl following a series of threats from her father and advice from friends before he was allegedly attacked, beaten and injured in his barbing saloon.
He was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead by a doctor on December 20.
When the news of the death filtered into town, some of the suspected thugs fled the Community as Police arrested the said Okandeji.
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe in a telephone chat with Our Correspondent on Tuesday, December 31 said, “Am not aware yet until they report the matter to the Command.”