Kwara State Police Command says it has recovered the dismembered part of the remains of late Rafiu Akao (M) 34yrs Motorcyclist brutally murdered at Oke Oyi area of Ilọrin.
In a statement, spokesperson of the command Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi said the severed head was recovered by a team of detectives .
The statement identifies Peter Samuel (M), Jeremiah Tiozinda (M), and Sunday Agbenke (M) as the suspects who allegedly carry out the act on 4th November, 2024.
According to it, all three suspects have confessed to the crime, with the motive to dispossess the late Rafiu of his commercial motorcycle.
It further points that Sunday Agbenke gave out the phone contact of the motorcycle rider to Peter Samuel to lure him to an undisclosed location. While on their way, the rider was stopped for Peter Samuel to ease himself giving way for Jeremiah Tiozinda to hit him on the head with a stick.
The statement explains that the rider fell off his motorcycle to the ground, he further struggled to escape but was eventually overpowered by Peter Samuel and Jeremiah Tiozinda. Peter Samuel brought out a cutlass and severed the head while Jeremiah Tiozinda threw the dismembered part and cutlass into the stream,and took away the motorcycle.
It says the noise of the dastardly act caught the ears of the Vigilante on patrol, who gave them a hot chase,but the culprits abandoned the motorcycle and fled into the bush.
The statement says unfortunately the mobile phone of Peter Samuel fell off at the scene of crime, leading to their arrest by police detectives.
The suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as investigations are concluded.