Suspected ritualists reportedly cut the head of a commercial motorcyclist, as known as Okada rider at Ekpoma,Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.
According to the Nation, a big scene was caused at a lonely street adjacent to the Ambrose Alli University College of Medicine Ekpoma,Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, where a headless body of an Okada rider lied. It was widely speculated that suspected ritualists committed the heinous crime.
As reported, the crime happened at 8pm in the evening, the attackers stopped him after they posed as passengers. The victim in the course of being attacked shouted for help as he ran from one house to the other hitting their gates to gain entry before the criminals caught up with him.
Nothing was heard of him till the following morning when the residents found his headless body in a pool of blood. His body has been taken away by the police. The area is known for incessant robberies which causes the residents to sleep early.
A police source said some suspects, including the younger brother of the deceased, were being investigated.
“The younger brother is being interrogated as the last person that called the deceased’s mobile phone before the killing,” the source noted.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Esan West Local Government, Mr. A. A. Shaibu, confirmed the incident.
He said the matter had been transferred to the command’s headquarters in Benin, the state capital, for further investigation.