The severed head of 34-year-old Rafiu Akao, a commercial motorbike operator who was brutally murdered in Ilorin, has been recovered, according to the Kwara State Police Command.
On November 4, 2024, three suspects—Peter Samuel, Jeremiah Tiozinda, and Sunday Agbenke—were arrested in relation to the incident, according to City & Crime.
The police said “All three suspects have confessed to the crime with the motive to dispossess the deceased of his motorcycle.
‘’In an update on the incident weekend, the police spokeswoman, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi (DSP), said one of the suspects, Sunday Agbenke, gave out the phone contact of the deceased to Peter Samuel to lure him to an undisclosed location.
“While on their way, Samuel stopped the deceased that he wanted to ease himself giving way for Tiozinda to hit him on the head with a stick.
“The deceased fell off his motorcycle and struggled to escape but was eventually overpowered by the duo.
“Samuel later brought out a cutlass and severed the head while Tiozinda dumped the part and cutlass into the stream and dashed away with his motorcycle”, Toun said.
She added that 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 Samuel fell off at the scene of crime, leading to their arrest by detectives,” she submitted.
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