Two friends have been arrested for allegedly killing a commercial motorcyclist identified as Thomas Amusan at Ile-Oluji/Ipetu Ijesa Expressway in Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo local government area of Ondo State.
The suspects – Rilwan Rasheed and Sheu Akande – were accused of killing the deceased and also stealing his motorcycle.
Police spokesman Femi Joseph, who confirmed the incident, said the suspects committed the crime on August 8.
Joseph narrated that Rasheed and Akande asked the commercial motorcyclist to take them to one of the villages in the area but later killed the deceased on the way and took away his motorcycle.
“They asked the deceased to take them to a nearby village. On getting to a junction, they asked the man to stop and as they were trying to snatch the motorcycle from him, he resisted. So, they have to start matcheting him till he died.
“After they have succeeded in killing him, they dumped his lifeless body in the bush and took the motorcycle away.”
He added that when the men of the command got the information about the incident, they swung into action and through an intelligent move, the suspects were able to be apprehended.
The police spokesman assured that the suspects would soon be charge to court.
