The Bayelsa State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a Bolt driver killed at Samphino Junction on the Kpansia axis of Yenagoa, the state capital.
Chronicle NG gathered that passersby discovered the lifeless body of the middle-aged driver on Friday morning inside his vehicle and alerted the police, who cordoned off the area.
This came barely a week after a 27-year-old graduate of the Federal University, Otuoke, Daniel Ayama, was killed by cultists less than a kilometre away.
It is believed that the Bolt driver was shot at close range in a case of suspected assassination, as nothing is said to have been removed from his vehicle.
Speaking on the incident, the police spokesman in the state, Musa Mohammed, said a full-scale investigation was underway.
“We are working to gather all necessary intelligence. Forensic teams have been deployed to the scene, and we are also liaising with the Bolt company to retrieve trip data that may help in tracking down the culprits,” Mohammed stated.
Meanwhile, representatives of the Bolt drivers’ union and other stakeholders have urged the police to speed their investigations and bring the murderers to justice.
