Real Estate Agent Richard Was Unalifed By Landowner George Idumangi And Girlfriend Tee

A simple property transaction spiraled into a nightmare of betrayal and violence. What started as a promising sale of farmland ended in cold-blooded murder, leaving a family shattered and a community on edge.
 

SAME PERSON IN BOTH PHOTOS

A landowner named George, eager to cash in on his unused plot, connected with a local real estate broker called Richard. 

Richard, a 42-year-old family man and respected figure in Bayelsa's property scene, linked George with a keen buyer. 

The plot—prime real estate near the state's bustling palm plantations—fetches a hefty sum of about 9 million naira .

 The buyer, thrilled with the bargain, hands over the cash without a second thought.

For weeks, all seems smooth. George pockets the money, visions of new ventures dancing in his head. But then, the cracks appear. The buyer, growing impatient, starts pressing for the official paperwork to seal the ownership. Delays turn into excuses, and soon, sharp words fly between the parties. Richard, caught in the middle as the go-between, steps in to mediate. Little did he know, his efforts to resolve the mess would cost him his life.

As the standoff dragged on, tensions boiled over. George, reportedly fuming over the pressure to deliver documents he either couldn't or wouldn't provide, saw Richard as the main obstacle. Sources close to the investigation reveal that George, with help from his romantic partner—known locally as a figure named Tee Salvage—hatched a sinister plan. 

They allegedly lured Richard under false pretenses, promising a sit-down to hash out the dispute.

On a sweltering day in mid-July 2025, Richard vanished.

 His loved ones raised the alarm, but it wasn't until July 24 that searchers stumbled upon his remains dumped in a remote bush along New Otuoke Road, near the sprawling Bayelsa Palm estate all thanks to a farmer who heard gunshots inside the bush and was quick to write down the plate number of the assailants car while driving away.

 The discovery sent shockwaves through Yenagoa, the state capital, where Richard was known not just as a sharp businessman but as a devoted husband and community leader. He held a key role in the Real Estate Consultants Association, advocating for fair practices in an industry rife with pitfalls.

Eyewitness accounts and police probes painted a grim picture: Richard had been snatched, bound, and executed in a fit of rage-fueled revenge. The motive? Pure greed mixed with fury over the botched sale. George's refusal to hand over the papers had turned a minor hiccup into a blood-soaked grudge.

Bayelsa's police force, no strangers to the state's tangled web of oil feuds and territorial spats, sprang into action. Led by a determined squad from Operation Puff Adder—a crack unit tackling high-risk crimes—they pieced together leads pointing straight to George. But he was already on the run, slipping out of state borders toward the bright lights of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial heartbeat.

In a twist straight out of a thriller, George made a bold bid for freedom. Holed up in Lagos, he tried to snag a passport to vanish overseas. But the long arm of the law caught up. 

On September 23, 2025, officers nabbed him at an immigration office, his escape plans crumbling like dry riverbed soil. Even more stunning: in a panicked plea, George dangled a whopping 4 million naira bribe to officers and border guards. They turned it down flat, a rare win for integrity in a system often tested by temptation.

His girlfriend Tee Salvage' capture was just as dramatic. 

Police tracked her down in Bayelsa as she tried to flee after discovering her boyfriend sent her one million naira as her cut. When they got to her location, they found a gun and live ammunitions in her possession which she claimed belongs to her boyfriend, adding to her charges. 

Both arrest came after weeks of tireless tracking, involving tips from informants and cross-state teamwork.