A mob murdered a keke 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 N50 change, the tricycle rider is alleged to have fatally killed the unnamed young man. The victim passed away instantly.
Residents nearby attacked the tricycle rider with stones after becoming enraged by what he had done.
At the time this report was filed, it was impossible to determine the identities of the deceased men.
Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the incidents.
The command, in a statement by its spokesperson, Asinim Butswat, also condemned the murder of the youth by the Keke rider as well as his lynching.
He said, “The Bayelsa State Police Command has deployed an anti-riot squad to restore normalcy at Kpansia and its 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 appeals to members of the community to be calm.”
