A 29-year-old man, Paul Samuel, has been arrested for allegedly killing his best friend, Haruna Shaibu over the sale of his motorcycle in Ondo state.
The deceased was discovered to have been missing since December 20th until it was discovered that the suspect murdered him so that he could sell his bicycle.
It was gathered that the elder brother of the deceased person told the police that he suspected Samuel to have used his friend for money rituals after he was missing.
The deceased brother reportedly told the police detectives that his brother was seen last with the suspect and that the suspect’s mother called him that his son was seen in Yara in Kogi State negotiating to sell a motorcycle which is suspected to belong to his missing brother.
According to Vanguard, Police source said that the suspect when arrested confessed to have killed his friend so that he could sell his motorcycle.
The state police commissioner, Oyeyemi Oyediran confirmed the arrest of the suspect for killing his best friend over the sale of his motorcycle.
Oyediran said that a TVS motorcycle was recovered from the suspect by police detectives.
The police boss also said that one 26-year-old Ayodele Andrew Bankole has been arrested at a hotel for killing his girlfriend at Oke- Aro area of Akure, the state capital.
He said; “on the 17th of December, one Ayodele Andrew Bankole ‘m’ aged 26 years of Adabo Oke-aro went to a Hotel known as ‘Enjoy your life’, a few minutes later he jumped down the stairs of the hotel and took to his heels, he was pursued and brought back to the hotel room, a young lady of about 24 years was found in the pool of her blood with fresh injuries on her neck and chest.
“She was confirmed dead at the hospital. A blood-stained knife was recovered at the scene”.