Police Arrest Two Men For Killing Okada Rider, Stealing Bike


 

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects for snatching a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, after killing the owner.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, spoke in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta, the state capital.
His words, “The suspects, Hammed Ismail and Osoba Yakubu, were apprehended following a report lodged at the Sango Divisional Headquarters on March 15, 2022, by one Buhari Saliu, that his 25-year-old son, Yusuf Buhari, who left home with his motorcycle a day before, was found dead in an uncompleted building at Araromi Village via Ilogbo town and his motorcycle is nowhere to be found. 
“Upon the report, the DPO Sango Ota Division, SP Saleh Dahiru, detailed his detectives to the scene where the corpse was evacuated and handed (him) over to the family who insisted on burying him according to their religious belief.”
The PPRO, however said that, in a bid to unravel the mystery behind the murder of Yusuf, the DPO and his men embarked on a technical and intelligence-based investigation.
Oyeyemi further noted that the investigation which was conducted in conjunction with the community vigilante officials and So Safe corps led to the arrest of Ismail.
The police spokesman further said that the victim’s motorcycle was found in Ismail’s custody while his arrest led to the arrest of his accomplice, Yakubu, now in police custody.
“They have confessed having committed the crime and are helping the police in their investigation,” he added.
Also, reacting to the incident, the  state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, for further investigation.