The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the tragic killing of Sir Paul Offor, a prominent community leader, businessman, and Knight of the Catholic Church.
He was also a political leader affiliated with the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The incident occurred on Tuesday night, December 10, 2024, at his office located at the community gate in Issele-Azagba, within the Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The office, situated along the busy Benin-Asaba expressway, became the scene of the brutal murder.
The spokesperson of the police in the state, SP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident on Thursday, said the command is leaving no stone unturned in the effort to apprehend the k!llers.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, the late Offor was stabbed to d3ath, and his office door was shut against him.
This may have been because neighbours in the business premises generally believed that he had closed for the day and gone home, as he often worked alone.
The office served as his agency office for a commercial bank, POS, and real estate services.
The heinous act was discovered on Wednesday morning when his relatives, who also operated POS services, came to inquired from neighbours within the popular Dema Kitchen business premises about his whereabouts, as he didn’t return home.
Pandemonium ensued immediately as many people from the town joined the crowd that had gathered in front of the office at Dema Kitchen to catch a glimpse of the horrible sight of the slain elder.
Meanwhile, his remains have been evacuated by the police to the mortuary.
