The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects, Monsuru Musa, Adija Monsuru, and Shehu Dikko, for the alleged tried homicide of a business bike rider recognized merely as Tijanni within the Afonta space of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
Foxiz NIGERIA realized on Sunday from a police supply within the space that the incident, which occurred final Monday at about 6.10pm, left the business motorcyclist with extreme accidents on the crown of his head, neck, and decreased lip.
Our correspondent realized that the bother began when Monsuru stopped Tijanni and requested that he take her to the Soyeye space from Lafenwa in Abeokuta.
Nonetheless, upon reaching a remote space just before the Soyeye neighbourhood, Monsuru reportedly requested Tijanni to halt the bike and allow her to call her friend, who could be travelling the same route.
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Foxiz NIGERIA realized that shortly after she made the decision, two different suspects, Musa and Dikko, arrived on the scene and joined Monsuru on the bike.
While turning the ignition of the bike on, the police supply stated Musa and Dikko tried to strangle Tijanni by tying a rope around his neck and tightening it firmly.
Whereas this was taking place, Monsuru was stated to have picked up what was believed to be a big piece of picket plank and allegedly hit the motorcyclist on the pinnacle, inflicting him to scream for assistance.
The police supply stated different motorcyclists, residents, and a workforce of law enforcement officials stormed the scene and apprehended the three suspects earlier than they may have escaped by way of a nearby bush.
When contacted on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Odutola Omolola, who confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro, stated the suspects had been members of an infamous syndicate and had meant to steal the bike earlier than they had been apprehended.
She added that the sufferer had been taken to a hospital for medical remedy.
She stated, “The female passenger had borrowed the motorcyclist’s cell phone because she needed to call a pal travelling the same route. However, two folks arrived on the scene. The three suspects are members of the same syndicate. They specialize in stealing bikes. They’ve been arrested and might be prosecuted.”
In the final 12 months, operatives of Amotekun Corps within the state additionally arrested a 40-year-old suspect for the tried homicide of a motorcyclist recognized as Mohammed Bashiru within the Remo space of the state.
The suspect was believed to have additionally pretended to be a passenger and used a knife to chop the sufferer on the appropriate facet of his neck earlier than taking away his bike.
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