In Yenizue-Epie community of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, a commercial tricycle rider (also known as Keke NAPEP) who fatally stabbed a young person was lynched on Wednesday night.
The young man, Douglas Joseph, 30, was a father of three and a native of the neighbourhood.
One of the witnesses who spoke with newsmen stated that when they first saw the argument between the Keke rider and Joseph, they were outside by the Saptex junction in Yenizue-Epie.
He said: “He said he was coming from Opolo community to Kpansia which was supposed to be N100, but the Keke rider insisted on collecting N150.
“As we were separating them, we saw the Keke rider bring out a dagger. We thought it was just to scare the youth. But he stabbed him on his lap and the young man fell to the ground. People prevented the Keke rider from running away. Unfortunately, his wounded victim died. Following his death, the Keke rider was lynched by a mob that hit him with different objects.”
Reacting to the incident, the Bayelsa State Police Command, said it has deployed its Anti Riot Squad to restore normalcy at Kpansia and its environs over the unfortunate murder of a community youth by a tricycle rider.