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The Edo State Police Command has arrested three men over the alleged murder of commercial motorcycle rider Hamisu Sule. The operation also led to the recovery of the victim’s motorcycle and several rounds of ammunition.
The suspects were identified as Dominic Habbaku, 36; Chinda Musa, 28; and Samuel Francis, 22. Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), working with members of the Edo State Security Corps, arrested the men.
Police said the suspects allegedly lured Sule on November 5, 2026, under the pretence of hiring his motorcycle before robbing and killing him.
In a statement issued on Monday, November 9, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikedem, said the suspects boarded Sule’s motorcycle along Sapele Road. They reportedly asked him to take them to Urhobo Quarters in Ogheghe Community, where the incident occurred.
The police said the arrests followed credible intelligence received by the operatives. Acting on the information, the security team raided an uncompleted building and apprehended the three suspects.
Items recovered included a TVS motorcycle belonging to the deceased, eight rounds of live AA ammunition, two rounds of live AK-47 ammunition and one live cartridge.
The command said further investigation led to the recovery of Sule’s corpse after the suspects reportedly took operatives to Ogheghe Community. His body was deposited at a morgue for preservation and autopsy, while investigations continued.
Police said efforts were ongoing to recover the suspects’ operational weapons and establish the full circumstances surrounding the killing. Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Patrick Daaor, warned criminals to stop their activities or leave the state, assuring residents that the command would pursue those threatening public safety and bring perpetrators of violent crimes to justice.
