A 40-year-old motorcycle rider, Monday Dauda, popularly generally known as an ‘Okada rider’, has been killed, and his physique dumped at Kasuwa Monday in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Dauda’s physique was found in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026, by members of the family who had gone trying to find him after he didn’t return residence. They had searched hospitals and police stations in Kaduna metropolis and its environs.
Speaking to DAILY POST, his first son, Samson Monday, stated, “My father is an Okada rider. He has been driving industrial motorcycle for the reason that closure of the textile firm the place he beforehand labored.
“He goes out early in the morning at 7 am and closes at 6 pm everyday. But yesterday, we waited, expecting him to come home by 6 pm, 7 pm, 8 pm, we didn’t see him. We called his number, and it was switched off. We began panicking, noticing that something had happened.”
He stated the household initially suspected that Dauda might need been arrested by legislation enforcement businesses and determined to test at police stations and Federal Road Safety Corps places of work however couldn’t discover him.
He added that they searched hospitals across the group however nonetheless couldn’t discover him. They then prolonged the search throughout the world, solely to find his physique that morning.
According to him, “We only found his lifeless body with bruises all over it.”
Also chatting with DAILY POST, the deceased’s spouse, Mrs Jenifer Monday, who has three kids, expressed grief over her husband’s killing.
She stated, “We have planned to relocate to our home town by December this year because of suffering, coupled with the harsh economy we face, as my husband has no tangible job. Now, he was murdered and even his motorcycle was stolen. How will I cope with the children?”
Mrs Monday, who’s nursing a three-month-old child lady, broke down in tears when DAILY POST visited the household on Wednesday.
She stated, “I do not envisage this ugly situation. Where will I start at this young age?”
Efforts to achieve the Kaduna State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer for feedback have been unsuccessful, as his cellphone was switched off.
