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Men of the Kwara state police command have arrested three people for murder in the state.
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Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the suspects were arrested for allegedly beheading a motorcyclist.
The Kwara state police force have arrested three suspects for allegedly beheading a commercial motorcyclist in the Asunlere area of Oke Oyi, Ilorin.
Confirming the arrest, the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Victor Olaiya, while parading the suspects on Wednesday, November 6 identified them as Peter Samuel, Jeremiah Tiozinda and Sunday Agbenke.
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The CP added that an Itel phone and the stolen motorcycle were recovered from the suspects.
The statement further explained that the arrest was made following a complaint lodged by three men, who are residents of Asunlere community, Oke-Oyi, Ilorin, Kwara State, of an headless body found near a stream in the area.
He said upon receiving this report, detectives were swiftly dispatched to the scene.
He said;
Photographic evidence was captured, revealing a significant mark of violence around the neck, indicating that the head was severed,”
At the crime scene, detectives recovered an Itel Android phone, which was suspected to belong to one of the assailants, as well as a motorcycle believed to be the deceased’s property. Further search revealed that the deceased’s phone was also found on him.”
“These efforts yielded results in the early hours of November 6, 2024, based on reliable intelligence, three suspects were apprehended at separate locations. The suspects, identified as Peter Samuel (M), Jeremiah Tiozinda (M) and Sunday Agbenke (M),” he added
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While speaking with newsmen as he confesses to the crime, on of the suspect, Peter Samuel said;
“I was called by Agbenke. He told me about an Okada rider who usually gave him rides had recently bought a new bike. He suggested we kill him and steal the bike,” Samuel said.
“He told me that after we stole the bike, we could sell it and make a lot of money. That’s how we got ourselves into this big trouble.
“When we tried to carry out the plan, we couldn’t take the bike because we encountered a vigilante group on our way. We abandoned the bike and ran into the bush.
“The Okada rider had taken us to Oloru. On our way back, one of my companions dropped his slipper. When I went to pick it up, my brother hit the rider on the head with a plank.
“The rider fell down, and I used a cutlass to behead him,” the suspect added.