Delta State police arrest suspect for murder of commercial motorcyclist
The Delta State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspect linked to the murder of a commercial motorcyclist in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. According to the police, the victim, identified as Friday Orumgbe (53) of Idumu-Oza, Agbor, left home on October 6 2025 with his Lifan motorcycle and failed to return.
Police said the matter was reported to the Agbor Division on October 7, and investigators followed up promptly. On October 16, operatives arrested one Musa Buhari (25) of Alihagu Village, Agbor, and recovered the victim’s phone, a Tecno T101 handset, from him.
Upon interrogation, Buhari allegedly confessed that he and one Manu Usman (still at large) posed as passengers on the victim’s motorcycle. They reportedly lured him into a bush along the power line near Oki, Agbor, where they attacked him with a hoe, rendered him unconscious, stole his motorcycle and mobile phone, and disposed of his body. On October 17, police led by the DPO Agbor Division, Michael Obekpa, recovered the decomposed remains of the victim, which were identified by family members and sent for autopsy.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed that investigations are ongoing and efforts are underway to apprehend the accomplice still at large.
