Three persons have been nabbed by operatives of the Kwara State Police Command for allegedly cutting off the head of a man they attacked in a bid to steal his motorcycle.
The spokesperson of the Command, Ejire Adetoun Adeyemi, confirmed the development in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday.
Adeyemi said in the statement: “The Kwara State Police Command wishes to inform the public on an important breakthrough wherein the police investigators at the SCID Ilorin, have recovered the dismembered part of the remains of late Rafiu Akao (M) 34yrs who was brutally murdered by Peter Samuel (M), Jeremiah Tiozinda (M), and Sunday Agbenke (M) on 4th November, 2024.
“All three suspects have confessed to the crime, with the motive to dispossess the late Rafiu of his commercial motorcycle.
“Sunday Agbenke gave out the phone contact of the motorcycle rider to Peter Samuel to lure him to an undisclosed location.
“While on their way, the rider was stopped that Peter Samuel wanted to ease himself giving way for Jeremiah Tiozinda to hit him on the head with a stick.
“The rider fell off his motorcycle to the ground, he further struggled to escape but was eventually overpowered by Peter Samuel and Jeremiah Tiozinda.
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“Peter Samuel brought out a cutlass and severed the head while Jeremiah Tiozinda threw the dismembered part and cutlass into the stream; dashing away with his motorcycle.
“The noise of the dastardly act caught the ears of the Vigilante on patrol, who gave them a hot chase. The culprits abandoned the motorcycle and fled into the bush.
“Unfortunately the mobile phone of Peter Samuel fell off at the scene of crime, leading to their arrest by police detectives.
“The suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as investigations have been concluded.”
Adeyemi said the Command’s Commissioner, CP Victor Olaiya, restated his commitment to safeguarding the lives and properties of Kwarans while also asserting the enforcement of the restriction of movement of motorcycle and tricycle riders from 9pm to 6am daily.
CP Olaiya warned that anyone found violating the law would be prosecuted accordingly.
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