Police arrest suspect over beheading of Niger motorcyclist

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man over the alleged beheading of a commercial motorcyclist and theft of motorcycle along the Gidan-Kwano/Maikunkele Road.
The suspect, Mohammed Ibrahim, also known as Manga, was arrested on October 1, 2026, at about 2pm by operatives attached to Maikunkele Division in collaboration with personnel of the Violent Crime Response Unit.
The command disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun.
According to the statement, the incident occurred on September 30, 2026, after the suspect allegedly engaged the services of Shehu Mohammed, 23, a commercial motorcyclist from Pai villa...