The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two men suspected of murdering a commercial motorcycle rider before stealing his motorcycle in Ahoada West Local Government Area.
The suspects, identified as 24-year-old Abubakar Sani and 20-year-old Yusuf Magaji, were apprehended on October 22, 2026, at Choba Motor Park while allegedly dismantling a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen.
The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Friday.
According to the police, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit in Emohua acted on intelligence that led to the suspects’ arrest.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly lured the victim, identified as Sani Musa, into a forest in Mbiama, Ahoada West, where they reportedly stabbed him to death.
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Musa was said to have come from Zago town in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
After allegedly killing him, the suspects reportedly abandoned his remains in the forest before escaping with his motorcycle.
The police disclosed that the suspects confessed during interrogation and revealed that they planned to transport the stolen motorcycle to Kano State through a waybill.
They subsequently led investigators to the forest, where the victim’s remains were recovered.
The command said the victim’s family had been contacted, with arrangements underway to release his remains for burial according to Islamic rites, as requested by his relatives.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, has ordered an intensified investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the murder and identify other possible accomplices.
The police assured that anyone found connected to the crime would be brought to justice.
The command also urged residents to provide security agencies with timely and credible information to help prevent violent crimes.
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