An angry mob has stoned a tricycle operator, popularly called keke napep, to death for killing his passenger over a N50 change in the Kpansia area of the Yenagoa metropolis in Bayelsa State.
The incident was reported to have happened on Wednesday following the stabbing to death of the young passenger.
The keke driver and the passenger reportedly indulge each other in an argument over the N50 change when he angry stabbed him, killing the young man on the spot.
Angered by his action, some residents around the scene attacked and lynched the Keke rider to death with stones.
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As of the time of filing this report, the identities of both deceased men have not been ascertained.
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 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.”