The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two men suspected of murdering a commercial motorcycle rider and dumping his remains in a forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects, identified as Abubakar Sani, 24, and Yusuf Magaji, 20, both indigenes of Kano State, were arrested on October 22, 2026, at Choba Motor Park in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area while allegedly dismantling a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen.
The arrest followed intelligence received by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Emohua, about suspected cultists reportedly operating at the motor park.
The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, disclosed in a statement that preliminary investigations linked the suspects to the killing of Sani Musa, a motorcycle rider from Zago Town in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
According to the police, the suspects allegedly lured Musa into a forest in Mbiama Town, Ahoada West, where they stabbed him to death before dumping his remains in the bush and escaping with his motorcycle.
Further investigations reportedly revealed that the suspects planned to transport the stolen motorcycle to Kano State through a waybill to avoid suspicion.
The police said the investigation recorded a breakthrough when the two suspects allegedly confessed to the crime and led operatives to the forest where the victim’s remains were recovered.
Following the recovery, the police contacted the deceased’s family, while arrangements were being made to release his remains for burial in accordance with Islamic rites, as requested by his relatives.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, has directed operatives to intensify investigations to establish the full circumstances surrounding the murder, identify possible accomplices and ensure that all those connected to the crime are brought to justice.
Adepoju reiterated the Command’s commitment to tackling cultism, murder and other violent crimes across the state.
He also urged residents to provide timely and credible information to security agencies to assist in identifying criminal activities and apprehending perpetrators.
