Niger State Police Command has said it arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as ‘Okada rider in Minna, the state capital.
Spokesperson for the State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen in Minna.
He noted that Adamu Tumaka was killed at about 10 p.m. last Thursday.
Abiodun explained that the police investigation was ongoing to uncover the facts behind the incident in order to ensure diligent prosecution, assuring that the killers would be brought to justice.
It was said that Mr Tumaka was killed and his motorcycle stolen at Okada Road, Type-B Quarters in Minna.
The father of seven, a resident of the Gbeganu area of Minna, reportedly left home on Monday morning to get money to buy drugs for his sick son when he was killed and his Bajaj motorcycle and cell phone stolen.
The PPRO revealed that Mr Tumaka’s wife, Fatima Adamu, on Tuesday morning, reported to the police headquarters in Minna that her husband was missing when she was shown a corpse, which she immediately identified to be that of him.
