22nd April, 2023
By Ahmed Kaigama
Five suspects have been arrested for allegedly stabbing and slaughtering one Muhammad Tukur, a commercial motorcyclist and stealing his motorcycle in Kangere village of Bauchi State.
The senior brother of the motorcyclist, Ibrahim Umar had reported to the police that his junior brother was missing.
However, the Police on 19 April received information that a decomposing corpse was sighted at Shinge village forest in Alkaleri Local Government Area while later turned out to be the remains of the missing Tukur, police spokesman in the state, SP Ahmed Wakil said in a statement on Friday.
Wakil added that investigation revealed that one Hashimu Adamu (22), of Badaqoshi village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state and one Anas Muhammed (23) of Kangere village were the last passengers sighted with the motorcyclist.
He stated that detectives swung into action and arrested the aforesaid passengers for interrogation.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they conspired between themselves to lure Tukur, the motorcyclist, to take them to Badaqoshi village Alkaleri Local Government Area.
“On reaching Shinge village, they stabbed the motorcyclist in his stomach, slaughtered him, abandoned the corpse and made away with his motorcycle,’’ he stated.
Wakil added that exhibits recovered from the suspects included one motorcycle.
He stated also that the suspects would be charged in court at the completion of investigation.