The police command in Rivers has arrested two suspected cultists over the alleged murder of a motorcycle rider and recovered the victim’s remains in a forest in Ahoada West local council.

In a statement on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, Agabe Kaborlo, said the police were informed on October 22, at about 1:00 p.m., that suspected cultists were seen at Choba Motor Park while allegedly dismantling a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen.

“Acting promptly, the operatives moved to the scene and arrested two suspects identified as one Abubakar Sani, male, aged 24 and one Yusuf Magaji, male, aged 20, both natives of Kano state,” she said.

According to her, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects allegedly lured the victim, Sani Musa, a motorcycle rider from Zago, Kafin Hausa council area of Jigawa, to a forest in Mbiama, Ahoada West council area, where they reportedly stabbed him to death.

The suspects allegedly concealed the victim’s remains in the bush.

Ms Kaborlo said during the investigation, the suspects confessed to the crime and disclosed that they planned to transport the stolen motorcycle to Kano through a waybill. She explained that the suspects led operatives to the forest, where the remains of the deceased were recovered.

The officer added that the victim’s family had been contacted and arrangements were made for the release of the remains for burial.