Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a suspected robber, Abubakar Sadiq, who allegedly stoned an Okada rider to d3ath and stole his bike in Bosso Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 6, 2024, said was arrested alongside two receivers, Ibrahim Garba and Bala Usman for culpable homicide and armed robbery.
According to the PPRO, Sadiq boarded the motorcycle from Berger junction Bosso to Maitumbi and deceitfully diverted the rider to a lonely path where he used a stone to hit the victim on the head.
Sadiq later gave the stolen motorcycle to Garba, who sold it at the rate of N310,000 to Usman
“On 02/01/2025 at about 2pm, a distress call was received that a lifeless body was found along Pyata-Maitumbi Bye-Pass area of Bosso. Police operatives of Bosso Div moved to the scene where a body identified as one Abdulrahman Isah 20yrs of Pyata village, a motorcyclist was found in his pool of blood and his motorcycle was taken away by the suspected killer. The corpse was evacuated to a nearby hospital morgue,” the statement read.
“In the course of investigation, one Abubakar Sadiq of the same village was arrested in connection with the incident and he confessed to the crime that he boarded the motorcycle from Berger junction Bosso to Maitumbi.
“He narrated further that while on their way, he deceived the rider and diverted him to follow a lonely path along Pyata-Maitumbi Bye-Pass road where he used a stone to hit the rider on the head.
“He said the rider became unconscious and he took the motorcycle away, he later took it to Beji market, gave it to one Ibrahim Garba 35yrs of Kuyi village, Bosso who sold it at the rate of three hundred and ten thousand naira to one Bala Usman of Wushishi. The receivers were arrested and a sum of three hundred thousand naira was recovered.
“The suspects are still undergoing preliminary investigations at the Div and they will soon be transferred to SCID Minna for further investigation and diligent prosecution.”
