The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the murder of a 47-year-old commercial motorcyclist, identified as Oghenekaro Araja, over the weekend in the state.
Reports revealed that Araja also worked as a correctional officer in the state before he was murdered in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the state while using his motorcycle for transportation at the close of work.
He was attacked and killed close to the Ogume junction axis of the town, with the assailant also scaping with his motorcycle.
A source told journalists that motorcycle snatchers operate in the area at night.
The Delta State Police Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Bright Edafe, while confirming the incident said, “It is suspected that it was a passenger that killed him. He hit him from behind and made away with his motorcycle. There was was no injury.”
