The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists over the alleged murder of a motorcycle rider and recovered the victim’s remains from a forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects, identified as 24-year-old Abubakar Sani and 20-year-old Yusuf Magaji, both natives of Kano State, were arrested on October 22, 2026, following intelligence that some suspected cultists were dismantling a motorcycle believed to have been stolen at Choba Motor Park.
The Police said operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Emohua, who acted on the intelligence, apprehended the suspects at the scene.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly lured the victim, identified as Sani Musa, a motorcycle rider from Zago Town, Kafin Hausa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, to a forest in Mbiama, Ahoada West, where they reportedly stabbed him to death and concealed his remains in the bush before stealing his motorcycle.
The suspects allegedly confessed to the crime and disclosed that they planned to transport the stolen motorcycle to Kano State through a waybill.
The Police further disclosed that the suspects led operatives to the forest, where the victim’s remains were recovered.
According to the Command, the victim’s family has been contacted, with arrangements made to release the remains for burial in accordance with Islamic rites and customs.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adewole Adepoju, has directed that investigations be intensified to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident, identify possible accomplices and ensure that all those involved are brought to justice.
The Command reiterated its commitment to tackling cultism, murder and other violent crimes in the state, urging residents to provide credible information to assist the Police in preventing and combating crime.
