Police arrest three suspects over homicide of motorcyclist in Edo

The Edo State Police Command has arrested three suspects in reference to the homicide of a business motorbike rider, Hamisu Sule.

The spokesperson for the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this in an announcement on Monday, November 9, 2026.

According to the PPRO, the suspects, Dominic Habbaku, Chinda Musa, and Samuel Francis, lured the rider Sapele Road to Urhobo Quarters, the place they murdered him and made away together with his motorbike.

Following credible intelligence, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), in collaboration with members of the Edo State Security Corps, raided an uncompleted constructing the place the three suspects have been arrested.

Ikoedem mentioned a TVS motorbike belonging to the deceased was recovered, alongside eight rounds of reside AA ammunition, two rounds of reside AK-47 ammunition and one reside cartridge.

She defined that the suspects led operatives to Ogheghe neighborhood, the place the corpse of the sufferer was recovered and deposited on the morgue for preservation and post-mortem.

“The Edo State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of a commercial motorcycle rider, Hamisu Sule, following credible intelligence received by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), in collaboration with members of the Edo State Security Corps,” the statement read.

“The suspects, recognized as Dominic Habbaku ‘m’, 36, Chinda Musa ‘m’, 28, and Samuel Francis ‘m’, 22, confessed to luring within the guise boarding his motorbike on the fifth of November, 2026, from Sapele street to Urhobo Quarters, Ogheghe Community, the place he was subsequently robbed of his motorbike and murdered.

“Acting swiftly on the intelligence, operatives raided an uncompleted building where the three suspects were arrested. A TVS motorcycle belonging to the deceased was recovered, alongside eight rounds of live AA ammunition, two rounds of live AK-47 ammunition and one live cartridge.

“During additional investigation, the suspects led operatives to Ogheghe neighborhood, the place the corpse of the sufferer was recovered and deposited on the morgue for preservation and post-mortem.

“Investigation is ongoing, while efforts are being intensified to recover the suspects’ operational weapons and establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.”

The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Patrick Daaor, issued a stern warning to felony components working throughout the state to desist from felony actions or go away Edo State, stressing that the Command will relentlessly pursue those that threaten the security and safety of residents.

He additional assured that there will likely be no hiding place for criminals because the Command stays resolute in bringing perpetrators of violent crimes to justice.