By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Benin
The Edo State Police Command has arrested three men over the alleged murder of a commercial motorcycle rider, Hamisu Sule, and recovered his motorcycle.
The suspects, identified as Dominic Habbaku, 36, Chinda Musa, 28, and Samuel Francis, 22, were arrested by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), in collaboration with the Edo State Security Corps.
The police said the suspects allegedly lured Sule on November 5, 2026, under the pretence of hiring his motorcycle to convey them from Sapele Road to Urhobo Quarters in Ogheghe community.
According to the police, the suspects confessed to robbing and killing the rider after taking him to the community.
The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the suspects were arrested following an intelligence-led raid on an uncompleted building.
She disclosed that operatives recovered the deceased’s TVS motorcycle, eight rounds of live AA ammunition, two rounds of AK-47 ammunition and one live cartridge during the operation.
Ikoedem added that the suspects subsequently led investigators to Ogheghe community, where the victim’s body was recovered and deposited in a morgue for preservation and autopsy.
She said investigation was ongoing, while efforts were being intensified to recover the weapons allegedly used by the suspects and establish the full circumstances surrounding the murder.
The command reiterated its commitment to apprehending perpetrators of violent crimes and bringing them to justice.
