After reportedly slicing the neck of a commercial motorcyclist and stealing his motorbike in the state’s Karu Local Government Area, the Nasarawa State Police Command has detained one Ibrahim Isiaka.

The suspect was apprehended after local police officers from the Masaka division made efforts, according to a statement signed by the command’s public relations officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, and made accessible in Lafia on Friday, April 19.

According to Nansel, the suspect requested a commercial motorbike rider to drive him to Bigmali on Masaka’s Jankanwa Road. But the rider was unaware that the suspect had plotted to take his motorbike with a companion.

Nansel said the suspect asked a commercial motorcyclist to take him to Bigmali along Jankanwa Road in Masaka. However, unknown to the motorcyclist, the suspect had conspired with an accomplice to steal his motorcycle.

“While in transit, the suspect used a knife and slit the throat of the commercial motorcyclist and snatched the motorcycle with the help of the other suspect still at large,” he said.

The police spokesperson said that as soon as the command received information of the act, its officers immediately swung into action, and rushed the victim to the hospital to save his life.

“The victim is still in an undisclosed medical facility and is responding to treatment. A thorough manhunt led to the arrest of the suspect and recovery of the stolen motorcycle.

“The suspect is currently helping us in the investigation and efforts are ongoing to arrest the other suspect still at large. The suspect will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation,” the PPRO added.

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