The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has commenced an investigation into a suspected culpable homicide following the death of a hotel staff member after an alleged physical confrontation with a tiler in Utako District, Abuja.
The deceased, identified as Joseph Terdoo, was reportedly involved in a disagreement with Samuel Net, a tiler hired by the hotel, which allegedly escalated into a physical confrontation.
The police in a statement issued on Sunday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, that officers received a distress report at about 5 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, over suspicious noise and activity on the third floor of a hotel in Utako.
According to the statement, officers from Utako Division responded to the report and traced the noise to Room 301, where Net was found with marks of violence on his body, while Terdoo was found unconscious on the floor with multiple marks of violence.
Terdoo was immediately rushed to Wuse District Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed him dead on arrival.
The police said preliminary investigations indicated that the disagreement between the two men degenerated into a physical confrontation, during which Net allegedly pushed Terdoo, causing him to fall and hit his head against a wooden object before collapsing.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, urged residents to shun violence and avoid taking the law into their own hands when resolving disagreements.
The command also urged members of the public to report suspicious persons or activities to the nearest police station or contact the police through its emergency numbers.
