Saturday, October 18, 2025 - The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Mamuda Zakari Yau, for allegedly stabbing a commercial motorcyclist to death and stealing his motorcycle in Bauchi metropolis.
According to a statement issued by the Command’s
Spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Wakil, on Friday, the suspect confessed to committing
the crime due to financial difficulties, saying he was under pressure to marry
a third wife.
Wakil explained that the tragic incident occurred on
Thursday night near the old airport.
“During the encounter, Yau allegedly used a knife to fatally
stab the victim, Basiru Mohammed, aged 25, and made away with his red Bajaj
Boxer motorcycle, registration number NNG 813 UM. Fortunately, the victim
managed to raise an alarm, prompting nearby residents to chase after the
suspect. He eventually abandoned the motorcycle and fled the scene,” Wakil
stated.
Police operatives, responding swiftly to the distress call,
evacuated the victim to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching
Hospital, where he was sadly pronounced dead on arrival. His body has been
deposited at the hospital morgue for post-mortem examination.
Wakil further revealed that the suspect was tracked and
arrested through information retrieved from his recovered mobile phone.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime,
admitting that he lured the motorcyclist under false pretence and stabbed him
with a knife due to financial constraints related to his planned third
marriage,” Wakil said.
Items recovered from the scene include one Bajaj Boxer
motorcycle, a blood-stained knife, a pair of shoes, and an Android phone
belonging to the suspect.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani Omolori Aliyu, has ordered
that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for
further investigation and prosecution.
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