RIVERS POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTS OVER MURDER OF JIGAWA MOTORCYCLIST
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists over the alleged murder of a motorcycle rider from Jigawa State, Sani Musa, whose remains were recovered from a forest in Mbiama, Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects allegedly lured Musa into the forest, stabbed him to death, concealed his remains in the bush and fled with his motorcycle.
The police spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police Blessing Agabe, confirmed the arrests and recovery of the victim’s remains in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Agabe identified the suspects as Abubakar Sani, 24, and Yusuf Magaji, 20, both natives of Kano State.
She said the suspects were arrested on October 22, 2026, following credible intelligence that some persons were dismantling a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen at Choba Motor Park in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
According to the statement, operatives attached to the Violent Crime Response Unit, Emohua, moved to the location and arrested the two suspects.
Preliminary investigations reportedly revealed that the suspects lured Musa, a native of Zago Town, Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, to a forest in Mbiama, where they allegedly stabbed him to death and stole his motorcycle.
Agabe said the suspects confessed during interrogation and disclosed that they had planned to transport the stolen motorcycle to Kano State through a waybill.
The police spokesperson added that the suspects subsequently led operatives to the forest, where the victim’s decomposing remains were recovered.
She said the victim’s family had been contacted and arrangements made to release the remains for burial in accordance with Islamic rites, as requested by the family.
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olugbenga Adepoju, directed that the investigation be intensified to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and identify possible accomplices.
Adepoju also charged investigators to ensure that all those involved in the crime were brought to justice.
The police commissioner reiterated the command’s commitment to tackling cultism, murder and other violent crimes in the state, while urging residents to provide credible information to assist the police in preventing and combating criminal activities.
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