Niger CP Adamu Elleman. Photo: Police
Police operatives in Niger State have narrated they rescued a suspected motorcycle thief Mustapha Suleiman, from an irate mob that was about to lynch him.
Our correspondent reports that the incident happened in Takowasa area of Bida Local Government Area, after his accomplice Aliyu Baba-Ndachiko, perfected plans with him at Masaba area via Bida after pointing at and identifying to him a Bajaj motorcycle with Reg. No. MNA 66 US which was parked in front of a shop.
Sources who spoke to Arewa PUNCH said Suleiman tried to ride away with the motorcycle but soon realised he was in on hard luck after he found out that there was no fuel inside the motorbike.
Not one ready to give up on his poor gambit, in his audacity, he attempted to push the motorcycle away from where it was parked during which neighbors saw him and raised the alarm.
This attracted a group of young men and women who caught him and began hitting him with dangerous objects, preparatory to lynching him.
However, luck came up his way when security operatives cane to his rescue.
Speaking on the incident, the Niger State Police PRO, Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the incident to our correspondent and said there was a manhunt for the suspect’s accomplice, Baba-Ndachiko, who led him to the scene of the theft
Abiodun narrated the incident thus, “On 15/10/2026 at about 9:30p.m, based on information received at ‘B’ Div Bida, of theft of motorcycle. Police personnel of the Division immediately mobilised to the scene and rescued one Mustapha Suleiman of Takowasa area, Bida from the mob who attempted to lynch him for allegedly stealing a Bajaj motorcycle with Reg. No. MNA 66 US.
“During interrogation, the suspect revealed that on the same date at about 7:30p.m, his accomplice, one Aliyu Mohammed Baba-Ndachiko of Darachita area, Bida, who is presently at large conveyed him on a motorcycle to Masaba area via Bida and pointed at a motorcycle in front of a shop, which they intended to steal.
“The suspect confessed that he went to start the motorcycle but he discovered that there was no fuel in it, as the motorcycle could not start. He decided to move it from its position towards Lan-Nzu river which attracted suspicion and an alarm was raised resulting in mob action.
“The motorcycle was recovered and the suspect was arrested. He was later charged to court for prosecution while an effort to arrest Aliyu is in progress,” the Police spokesman said.