TWO NIGERIAN NATIONALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF A FELLOW NIGERIAN, NKEMUJIKA UZOCHUKWU EZE, IN SANZIRIGU, A SUBURB OF TAMALE, GHANA.(PHOTO).

Two Nigerian nationals arrested in Ghana for killing compatriot following dispute over internet fraud proceeds

Two Nigerian nationals have been arrested in connection with the murder of a fellow Nigerian, Nkemujika Uzochukwu Eze, in Sanzirigu, a suburb of Tamale, Ghana. 

In a statement issued on Sunday, July 12, 2026, the Northern Regional Police Command said the suspects identified as Daniel Victor Eze and David Oko Ewa, allegedly admitted during interrogation that they conspired to k!ll the deceased following a dispute over proceeds from alleged internet fraud activities.

According to the statement, the suspects were arrested at Tamale on the Ghana-Togo border following intelligence-led operations after the body of 36-year-old Eze was discovered in his bedroom on Saturday, July 11, 2026.

According to the police, officers who responded to the scene found the deceased with a deep cut wound to the forehead and a towel stuffed into his mouth. The bedroom had also been ransacked. 

Investigators recovered a wooden pestle believed to have been used in the attack, along with other items for forensic examination.

The body was conveyed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, where a medical officer confirmed the victim d3ad. 

It has since been deposited at the hospital mortuary pending an autopsy.

Police said preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased shared a three-bedroom apartment with his wife, Peace Uzochukwu, the two suspects and another Nigerian national, identified as Godwin Nwafor.