The Rivers State police command has arrested two men suspected of murdering a motorcycle rider and stealing his motorcycle after recovering the victim’s remains from a forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects, Abubakar Sani, 24, and Yusuf Magaji, 20, both natives of Kano State, were arrested on October 22, 2026, at about 1300hrs at Choba Motor Park.
The arrest followed credible intelligence received by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Emohua, about some suspected cultists allegedly dismantling a stolen motorcycle at the motor park.
Police investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly lured the victim, identified as Sani Musa, a motorcycle rider from Zago Town, Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, to a forest in Mbiama Town, Ahoada West, where they reportedly stabbed him to death.
They allegedly concealed his remains in the bush before escaping with his motorcycle.
The police said the suspects confessed to the crime during investigation and disclosed that they planned to transport the stolen motorcycle to Kano State through a waybill.
Following their confession, the suspects led operatives to the forest, where the victim’s remains were recovered.
The victim’s family was subsequently contacted, while arrangements were made to release the remains for burial in accordance with Islamic rites and customs, as requested by the family.
The commissioner of police, Rivers State command, CP Olugbenga Adewole Adepoju, directed that investigations be intensified to establish all circumstances surrounding the murder, identify possible accomplices and ensure that those involved are brought to justice.
The command also urged residents to provide timely and credible information to assist the police in tackling cultism, murder and other violent crimes across the state.
