Police arrest tiler over death of hotel worker in Abuja

The arrested suspect, Samuel Net. Credit: FCT Police Command/X.

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested one Samuel Net for suspected homicide at a hotel within the Utako District of the FCT.

According to a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson in Abuja, Josephine Adeh, the Utako Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress report from the hotel in the early hours of Tuesday, October 20, 2026.

After its operatives went to the hotel, they found Net, who worked as a tiler and was hired by the hotel, with marks of violence on his body. Same with one of the hotel’s staff members identified as Joseph Terdoo.

Investigations later revealed that Net and Terdoo had a disagreement, leading to Terdoo’s collapse and subsequent death.

“On Tuesday, 20th October 2026, at about 05:00 am, a distress report was received at Utako Divisional Police Headquarters reporting suspicious noise and activity on the third floor of a hotel within Utako District of the FCT. Responding swiftly, a team of police officers from Utako Division was promptly dispatched to the scene.

“Upon arrival, the source of the noise was traced to Room 301, where one Samuel Net, a tiler hired by the hotel, was found with marks of violence on his body, while another person, identified as Joseph Terdoo, a staff member of the hotel, was found lying unconscious on the floor with multiple marks of violence on his body.

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

“Further investigations revealed that the two men had a disagreement which degenerated into a physical confrontation. Samuel pushed Joseph, who fell and hit his head on a wooden object; he fell and collapsed,” the statement read.

The command’s spokesperson stated that the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, advised residents to “shun violence and self-help during disagreements.

“He, therefore, enjoins FCT residents to embrace peace and diplomacy in resolving disputes.

“FCT residents are encouraged to report suspicious persons or activities to the nearest police station or contact the Command through its emergency numbers: 08032003913 and 08061581938.”