UNILORIN law student arrested for allegedly beheading motorcyclist

A law student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has been apprehended by the police for allegedly beheading a commercial motorcyclist.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kwara State Police Command, DSP Okasanmi Ajayi, said on Tuesday in Ilorin that police operatives had identified the motorcyclist as one Mohammed Lawal of Oke-Odo, Tanke in Ilorin.
Ajayi said the corpse was seen near a river at Oko-Oba with throat slit.
“Policemen who arrived at the scene met a mob beating the suspect, a UNILORIN student,” he said.
The spokesman said the corpse had been evacuated and taken to a morgue, adding that investigation into the incident had commenced.
A resident of Tanke revealed that skirmishes had erupted between some commercial motorcyclists and policemen with the motorcyclists throwing stones on policemen.
The resident, who identified herself as Iya Shakira, said that people had to close their shops and run for cover as the policemen dispersed the mob with teargas.
An official of UNILORIN, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed that the suspect was a law student of the institution.
The official said that the student claimed that he went to the bush where the body was found to study.
According to him, the suspect is currently receiving treatment at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital for injuries sustained during the mob attack.