Thursday, November 7, 2024 - The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly beheading a commercial motorcyclist and stealing his bike in the Asunlere area of Oke Oyi, Ilorin.
Parading the suspects on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, the Kwara State
Commissioner of Police, CP Victor Olaiya, identified them as Peter Samuel,
Jeremiah Tiozinda and Sunday Agbenke.
The CP stated that an Itel Android phone and the stolen motorcycle were
recovered from the suspects.
According to Olaiya, on November 4, 2024, a report was received from the
residents of Asunlere community, Oke-Oyi, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Three men, namely Abdulrasheed Ola Sheu, Ismail Muhammed, and others,
arrived at Oke-oyi Police Division to report the discovery of a headless body
lying near a stream within the area.
He said upon receiving this report, detectives were swiftly dispatched
to the scene.
"Photographic evidence was captured, revealing a significant mark
of violence around the neck, indicating that the head was severed,” he said.
The Commissioner of Police said the body was subsequently evacuated and
deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital morgue, pending an
autopsy.
“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.”
He said detectives intensified efforts to identify and apprehend the
perpetrators.
“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 said.
He said the suspects confessed to committing the crime.
"Additionally, the recovered Android phone was confirmed to belong
to suspect Peter Samuel, who was planning to flee from the state. During
interrogation, the suspects revealed that they disposed of the victim’s severed
head in a nearby river,” he said.
He said efforts were
currently underway to recover the evidence.
"The case has been
transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for thorough
investigation, Further updates will be provided as the investigation
progresses," he said, adding that the suspects will soon be arraigned in
court.
Speaking with
journalists, one of the suspects, Peter Samuel, confessed that he was contacted
by the ringleader, Sunday Agbenke.
"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.
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