The Borno State Police Command has apprehended a dismissed soldier and his accomplice for their alleged involvement in the murder of a Keke Napep rider and the theft of his vehicle in Maiduguri, the state capital.
ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, the Police Public Relations Officer, presented the suspects to the public on Saturday, along with 96 other individuals accused of various offenses.
Daso explained that the two suspects had lured the victim, identified as James Luka, to transport them from the Dubai area to the Shagari Low-Cost area, where they ultimately took his life.
“After luring the victim to an unknown location behind Shagari low-cost, they removed a knife and stabbed him in the stomach, which led to his death. They later took the body of James Luka, 20 years of age, and buried him in a shallow grave.
“After preliminary investigation, on the 6th of August, the command was able to arrest the suspects while the body was found and exhumed with the help of other security agencies and handed over to the family for proper burial rites,” he added.
Responding to questions from newsmen, one of the suspects, Simon Buba, who said that he was a dismissed soldier confessed that they lured to deceased to the secluded location where one of them, now at large, stabbed him to death.
Meanwhile, other suspects including 7 Social media instigators, 7 persons who hoisted Russian flags, and 83 other violent protesters were arrested at various locations.
“They vandalized public infrastructure and private property, caused mischief by fire, rioting, theft and looting of items.
“Some of the significant vandalisation was the looting of office and food items of WFP warehouse at Baga road, removal of interlocks, destruction of flower vases, street lights and pedestrian bridge barricades at Bulunkutu, Lagos street, Baga road and Gwange,” he added.
He urged members of the public to report any suspicious activities within their domain or area of residents to police or other security agencies, adding that the command will remain committed to ensuring public peace and security.