Delta

A commercial motorcyclist, Oghenekaro Araja, 47, was murdered over the weekend in Delta State.

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.

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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 our correspondent that motorcycle snatchers operate in the area at night.

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The Delta Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident.

“It is suspected that it was a passenger that killed him. He hit him from behind and made away with his motorcycle. There was no injury,” he said.

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