Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- The police have arrested six suspects in separate operations over alleged murder, motorcycle theft and kidnapping in Niger State.

The police state command's spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday.

He said officers attached to the Maikunkele Division, working with personnel of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), arrested Mohammed Ibrahim, 25, also known as Manga, in connection with the alleged murder of a commercial motorcyclist.

According to the police, Mr Ibrahim, a resident of Gusasse area in Bosso Local Government Area, allegedly hired Shehu Mohammed, 23, a commercial motorcyclist from Pai village, on 30 September to take him from Beji to Garatu village.

The police sai...