The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspects over the alleged murder of a commercial motorcyclist from Jigawa State and the theft of his motorcycle in Ahoada West Local Government Area.
The suspects, identified as Abubakar Sani, 24, and Yusuf Magaji, 20, were arrested on October 22, 2026, at Choba Motor Park in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, where they were allegedly found dismantling a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Blessing Agabe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday, November 13.
According to the police, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), attached to the Emohua Division, acted on intelligence about some men allegedly dismantling a stolen motorcycle at the motor park.
Preliminary investigations reportedly revealed that the suspects had lured the victim, identified as Sani Musa, from Zago Town in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, into a forest in Mbiama Town, Ahoada West, where they allegedly stabbed him to death.
The police said the suspects concealed Musa’s remains in the forest before fleeing with his motorcycle.
During interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed to the crime and disclosed that they planned to transport the stolen motorcycle to Kano State through a waybill.
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The police spokesperson said the suspects subsequently led investigators to the forest, where the victim’s remains were recovered.
She added that Musa’s family had been contacted and arrangements made to release his remains for burial in accordance with Islamic rites, as requested by his relatives.
Reacting to the incident, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adewole Adepoju, directed investigators to intensify efforts to establish the full circumstances surrounding the killing and identify other possible accomplices.
The commissioner also reaffirmed the command’s commitment to tackling cultism, murder and other violent crimes across the state.
The police urged residents to provide timely and credible information that could assist security operatives in identifying criminal suspects and preventing further offences.