Nigeria police warn of suspected killer in south-west

Police in Nigeria's south-western Ogun state have warned that a serial killer is on the loose in the Remo-North local government area of the state.

“The modus operandi of the serial killer is to pretend to be an okada rider [commercial motorcyclist]... and pick his targeted victims as passengers," police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi said.

"Such victims who are mainly women will be taken to an isolated area, raped and brutally murdered ," Mr Oyeyemi continued.

The police is doing everything to arrest the suspect, but the public must be on guard around okada riders, especially at night, the police said.

They also advised people to take down the phone number of the okada rider, before embarking on a journey with them.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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