Police Arrest Two Over Murder Of Okada Rider In Rivers

Two males have been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly luring a motorbike rider from Jigawa State right into a forest, stabbing him to dying and stealing his motorbike.

The suspects, recognized as Abubakar Sani, 24, and Yusuf Magaji, 20, had been arrested after police operatives reportedly discovered them dismantling a motorbike suspected to have been stolen at Choba Motor Park in Rivers State.

The sufferer, recognized as Sani Musa, was a motorbike rider from Zago Town, Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

According to the police, the suspects allegedly lured Musa right into a forest in Mbiama Town, Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, the place they stabbed him to dying earlier than concealing his stays within the bush.

The suspects allegedly took his motorbike after the killing and deliberate to move it to Kano State by a waybill to keep away from detection.

The Rivers State Police Command disclosed their arrest in a press release issued by its spokesperson, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo.

The assertion mentioned the suspects had been arrested on October 22, 2026, at about 1pm, following intelligence obtained by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit hooked up to Emohua.

Police operatives reportedly stormed Choba Motor Park after receiving info that suspected cultists had been dismantling a motorbike believed to have been stolen.

Following their arrest, preliminary investigations allegedly linked the suspects to Musa’s homicide.

The police mentioned the suspects subsequently confessed to the crime and led investigators to the forest the place that they had allegedly hidden the sufferer’s stays.

The stays had been recovered and the sufferer’s household contacted.

The command mentioned preparations had been made to launch the stays to the household for burial in accordance with Islamic rites and customs, as requested by the relations.

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olugbenga Adepoju, has ordered an intensified investigation to determine the complete circumstances surrounding the killing, determine potential accomplices and be certain that everybody concerned is prosecuted.

The police additionally reiterated their dedication to tackling cultism, homicide and different violent crimes throughout the state, and urged residents to offer credible info that would assist stop prison actions.