MOB REACTS ANGRILY, STONES TRICYCLE RIDER TO DEATH FOR KILLING PASSENGER
A mob murdered a tricycle driver on Wednesday in the Bayelsa State city of Yenagoa’s Kpansia neighborhood.
Following the suspected murder of a young man by the tricycle driver, popularly known as Keke, the mob reacted violently.
After a dispute over the N50, the Keke rider is alleged to have fatally killed the unnamed young man. The victim passed away instantly.
Residents nearby attacked the Keke rider with stones after becoming enraged by what he had done.
As of the date this report was filed, it was impossible to determine the identities of the deceased men.
The occurrences have been confirmed by the Bayelsa State Police Command in the meantime.
The command also denounced the lynching of the youth and his murder by the Keke rider in a statement released by its spokesperson, Asinim Butswat.
He said, “The Bayelsa State Police Command has deployed an anti-riot squad to restore normalcy at Kpansia and environs, over the unfortunate murder of a community youth by a tricycle rider.
“The youth was allegedly stabbed to death by the tricycle rider over a minor disagreement.
“The Command condemns the action of the tricycle rider, who was also lynched to death by irate youths and appeal to members of the community to be calm.”
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