The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two men suspected of killing a motorcycle rider and recovered his remains from a forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects, identified as 24-year-old Abubakar Sani and 20-year-old Yusuf Magaji, were arrested on October 22, 2026, at Choba motor park while allegedly dismantling a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Command, ASP Agabe Blessing Kaborlo, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the arrest followed intelligence received by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, Emohua.
The statement said preliminary 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, Ahoada West, where they reportedly stabbed him to death.
The suspects allegedly concealed his remains in the bush before escaping with his motorcycle.
According to the police, “During investigation, the suspects confessed to the crime and disclosed that they planned to transport the stolen motorcycle to Kano State through a waybill.”
The statement added that the suspects subsequently led operatives to the forest, where the victim’s remains were recovered.
It said the victim’s family had been contacted and arrangements made to release the remains for burial in accordance with Islamic rites and customs, as requested by the family.
The command further disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adewole Adepoju, had directed that the investigation be intensified to establish all the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify any possible accomplices.
The command said the investigation would also ensure that everyone found to have been involved in the crime was brought to justice.
The police urged residents to continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies, stressing that public cooperation remained important in identifying criminal elements and preventing violent crimes.