Police operatives in Bauchi State have arrested two suspects in connection with the gruesome m¥rder of a bike rider, identified as Muhammad Tukur, in Alkaleri LGA of the state.
The suspects: Hashimu Adamu, 22, and 23-year-old Anas Muhammed, were arrested on April 9, four days after the deceased’s elder brother, Ibrahim Umar, reported him missing.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, in a statement on Friday, April 21, said: “On 5/04/2023 at about 0800hrs, one Ibrahim Umar of Kangere ward, Bauchi LGA came to A Divisional Headquarters and reported his younger brother, one Muhammad Tukur of the same address, an Okada rider (Dan Achaba), missing.
On receiving the report, particulars of the missing person were obtained and disseminated to the various areas within Bauchi and beyond.
Subsequently, on 09/04/2023 at about 1600hrs, information was received from Maina-Maji Divisional Headquarters that a d£compo§ed male corpse was sighted at Shinge village forest, Alkaleri LGA which was later identified to be the missing person.
During the Investigation, it was revealed that Hashimu Adamu and Anas Muhammed were the last passengers sighted with the Okada rider heading to Badaqoshi village.
Consequently, detectives attached to the Command swiftly swung into action and arrested the aforesaid passengers for interrogation.
During the interrogation, the suspects confessed that on 04/04/2023 at about 0800hrs they criminally conspired amongst themselves to lure Muhammad Tukur “okada man” now deceased to take them to Badaqoshi village Alkaleri LGA, on reaching Shinge village, they st@bbed him on his abdomen with a sharp knife afterwards sl@ughter him and abandoned the d£ad body therein and made away with his Bajaj motorcycle.”
