Rivers Police Arrest Cultists for Murder of Motorcyclist

The Rivers State Police Command arrested two suspected cultists, Abubakar Sani, 24, and Yusuf Magaji, 20, for the murder of Sani Musa, a motorcycle rider from Jigawa State. The suspects allegedly lured Musa to a forest in Mbiama, Ahoada West Local Government Area, where they stabbed him to death and concealed his remains before fleeing with his motorcycle.

The arrests occurred after police received credible intelligence about the suspects dismantling a motorcycle at Choba Motor Park in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and revealed plans to transport the stolen motorcycle to Kano State via a waybill.

The police recovered the victim's decomposing remains in the forest and contacted his family to arrange for burial according to Islamic rites. The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olugbenga Adepoju, has directed further investigation into the case.