The Niger State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, Mohammed Sani for killing a commercial motorcyclist in Zengeru town.
Spokesperson of the command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect and his gang members lured the deceased to a forest where they hacked him to death with a machete and made away with his motorcycle
“On 07/12/2020 at about 1700hrs, based on a tip-off. Police Operatives attached to Zungeru Division arrested one Mohammed Sani 25yrs ‘m’ of Sahon-Rami Mashegu LGA who boarded an unregistered Bajaj motorcycle with three others,” the statement says.
“On reaching a point along the forest around Government Day Secondary School, Zungeru, the suspects pulled out a rope, tied the rider and matched him while Mohammed was given the motorcycle to ride to Kebbi State,”
“He was later arrested by Joint Police/Viglantee on patrol along Zungeru-Wushishi road and led the Police to the scene where the victim was lying dead with a deep cut on the neck. The corpse was taken to General Hospital Wushishi for autopsy,”
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime and mentioned three others; Ishau, Yahuza, and Sani who are currently at large. The case is under investigation and effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.