A suspected motorcycle snatcher has met his Waterloo after he was apprehended and killed on Sunday evening, January 11, 2026, by angry youths.
The bike snatcher, who was said to be a lone armed robber, was killed opposite prime power fuel station located at Ankpa ward in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
It was gathered that luck ran out on him when he snatched a motorcycle from an okada boy around the Ahmadu Commasi road in Demekpe area of the town.
The victim quickly mobilized boys in the area who gave the robber a hot chase and caught him at the prime power fuel station, in attempt to wait for other vehicles coming from Ankpa quarter junction to pass before crossing the road.
The youth who could not be controlled by anyone, was said to have immediately tied the suspect to tyres and set him ablaze before police patrol team from ‘D’ Division could arrived at the scene.
Speaking to The Sun correspondent, the motorcyclist who identified himself as Onoja Okendu, whose motorcycle was snatch and later recovered, thanked God for saving his life.
He lamented the rising rate of motorcycle theft, stating that some victims had even lost their lives in the process.
Okendu disclosed that he got the motorcycle on hire purchase, at the cost of N2 million in October 2025.
Narrating his encounter with the suspect, Okendu said “I was coming from Wadata area through the NKST sharp bend towards Modern Market. Immediately I passed this church, I saw this young man and because today is Sunday, I thought he was coming out of church when he stopped me. I took him on the bike without saying anything.
“So, immediately he climbed the bike and we moved towards the Demekpe primary school, he asked me to stop, that he forgot something. So, as I stopped, the next thing he brought out gun and asked me to run. I started running and at the same time shouting thie, Thief.
“Those people around the petrol station blocked him as he was waiting for other vehicles to pass before he could enter the main road. Then, other okada riders were also chasing him.
“I am appealing to government and security agencies to intensify surveillance. Motorcycles are most times snatched at gunpoint in broad daylight, despite previous restrictions on night-time operations” he said.
He lamented that there are so many motorcycle syndicate in the town who have deviced several ways, including snatching motorcycles, using chemicals to incapacitate owners, and stealing parked bikes from homes, markets, and streets and called for stronger security measures to halt the criminal acts.
“Government must act swiftly to stop the rising rate of theft in the state and ensure those involved face the law,” Onoja Okendu stated.
Credit: The Sun
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