By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Police Command says it has arrested two suspected tricycle snatchers who allegedly killed their victim.
The suspects, Sunday Paul aged 22years of Timber-shed, Suleja, and Bali Joshua aged 33years of Kwamba area, Suleja were arrested following a tip-off received by operatives attached to ‘A’ Division, in Suleja, Suleja local government area of Niger State.
A statement issued on Friday in Minna by the commands Spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun on behalf of the states Commissioner of Police, CP Ogundele Ayodeji said that the suspects confessed to strangling their victim, Boniface Chinanwa aged 45yrs to death in Suleja, in May 2023.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed that on 17/05/2023 at about 1900hrs, they were invited by one Zingfa Selchak of the same address but presently at large. He briefed them on his intention to snatch a tricycle and that he needed their assistance to perpetrate the act.
“He took them to somewhere along Kwamba road, opposite Timber-shed, and told them to wait for him, shortly he appeared with a tricycle rider whom he deceitfully contracted to convey some goods for him.
“They jointly moved to a nearby corner with the rider pretending to start packing the goods into the tricycle. Suddenly, the said Zingfa placed a cable on the neck of the rider from the rear, tightly drawn, and strangulated him till death with the help of Bali while Sunday tied the hands of the victim.
“The suspects also searched the victim, stole his phone and other valuables in his possession, while Zingfa drove the tricycle to an unknown destination, both Bali and Sunday dropped the body of the deceased by the roadside, where it was discovered the following morning.
“The suspects have been transferred to SCID Minna for further investigation, as effort is being intensified to arrest the fleeing Zingfa and to also recover the tricycle with other valuables stolen,” the statement said.
