Detectives investigating the murder
of Mustapha Umar, a commercial motorcycle rider, have revealed how he was
stabbed on the head, chin and stomach by suspected robbers, who wanted to steal
his motorcycle.
The police said that Umar died,
confronting two armed men and fighting to keep his motorcycle, which was his only
source of livelihood.
After inflicting the killing injury
on Umar, the suspects tried to make away with motorbike, but his cries of alarm
during the struggle for the motorcycle, had already attracted attention.
People rushed to the scene. One of
the suspects, Edafe, escaped, but his partner in crime, Williams Thomas, 25,
rather than flee, still mounted the motorcycle. He was pursued by angry mob, which
screamed thief after him.
A motorist, who realised was what
happening, knocked Thomas down with his car, leading to his arrest.
The incident was said to have
occurred at Ishashi area of Iyana-Iba, Lagos. Police said that Thomas would be
charged for robbery and murder.
A police source said: “This was how
they carried out the robbery and murder of the deceased. Williams boarded
Mustapha’s motorcycle as a passenger, while Edafe stood at a long distance,
pretending to be waiting for a bus. When Mustapha got to where Edafe was
standing, Williams told Mustapha to stop; he said he wanted to alight. Then
they both ganged up to collect Mustapha’s motorcycle; Mustapha struggled with
them. Edafe brought out a knife, stabbed him in the head, chin and stomach.
“Mustapha fell down bleeding and
lost consciousness. Williams then picked up the motorcycle, while Edafe ran when
people raised the alarm. Williams was chased by people in the area, and while
he was trying to escape, he was knocked down by a car.”
Thomas, a bricklayer, said: “It was
Edafe who said we should go and meet someone concerning a business at Ishashi.
I didn’t, initially know we were going to steal a motorcycle. Edafe stabbed the
man. I wanted to run with the motorcycle, but I had an accident. In the process,
I was arrested by police, while Edafe ran away.”
He said that he had known Edafe
since they were in primary school. He, however, added that he had never
followed Edafe to rob until that fateful day.
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