Bayelsa Police Arrest Two Suspects Over Alleged Killing Of Victim To Snatch Okada

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From Joseph Obukata (The New Diplomat’s N’Delta Correspondent)

The Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested two suspects over the alleged murder of a motorcyclist popularly known as “Okada man” who has been ‘missing’ in the state.

The whereabouts of motorcyclist who was last seen with one of the suspects, had triggered the investigation by the police who later discovered the victim’s corpse in the bush.

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The deceased was reportedly killed after the suspects snatched his motorcycle on Saturday, August 15, 2020 and dumped his corpse in the bush.Police Suspects

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State Police Public Relations Officer, Asinim Butswat, who confirmed the development in a statement on Friday, said that operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping unit of Bayelsa State Command has unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of one Isreal Francis 24 years, on 15 August, 2020.

“The deceased was declared missing on 16 August 2020. The Anti Kidnapping team reasonably suspected one Temitope Sunday who was seen with the deceased before his sudden disappearance.

“Upon interrogation the suspect confessed to have robbed the deceased of his motorcycle and other valuables, killed him and dumped his corpse in a bush at Toru-Orua, Sagbama Local Government Area.

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“The suspect  confessed to have conspired with one Mubashiru Isa and one other to commit the crime, he led the Anti kidnapping team to the bush where the remains of the deceased were recovered. The Motorcycle was also recovered from Mubashiru Isa. Investigation is ongoing”, the statement added.

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'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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