Bauchi police arrest 5 men for killing motorcycle rider in order to steal his bike
Police operatives have arrested five suspects for allegedly slaughtering a commercial motorcycle rider, Muhammad Tukur, and stealing his motorcycle in Kangere village of Bauchi State.
The senior brother of the motorcyclist, Ibrahim Umar, had reported to the police that his junior brother was missing.
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Speaking about the incident, police spokesman in the state, SP Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Friday said that the police on 19 April received information that a decomposing corpse was sighted at Shinge village forest in Alkaleri Local Government Area which later turned out to be the remains of the missing Tukur,
Wakil added that further investigation revealed how one Hashimu Adamu (22), of Badaqoshi village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state and one Anas Muhammed (23) from Kangere village were the last passengers sighted with the motorcyclist.
He stated that detectives swung into action and arrested the aforesaid passengers for interrogation.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they conspired between themselves to lure Tukur, the motorcyclist, to take them to Badaqoshi village Alkaleri Local Government Area.
“On reaching Shinge village, they stabbed the motorcyclist in his stomach, slaughtered him, abandoned the corpse and made away with his motorcycle,’’ he stated.
Wakil added that exhibits recovered from the suspects included one motorcycle and said that the suspects would be charged in court at the completion of investigation.