A slippery community, Kpansia, a suburb in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State was thrown into pandemonium when a tricycle operator (names withheld), otherwise known as keke stabbed his passenger to death after an heated argument over fifty naira balance.
Angered by the action of the tricycle rider, bystanders pounced on him and was subsequently lynched to death.
An eye witness who proffered anonymity said the Keke rider was said to have stabbed the unidentified young man to death after they had an argument over N50 balance. The victim died on the spot.
Angered by his action, some residents around the scene attacked and lynched the Keke rider to death with stones.
The identities of the deceased men could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
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.”
