A mechanic identified as Yellow Bobo has been allegedly stabbed to death by a soldier during an argument in Kugbo mechanic village along the Keffi-Abuja road, Abuja, The soldier reportedly fled the scene after the incident.
According
to Daily Trust, the incident sparked a crisis in the area, with an angry mob
allegedly setting the soldier’s vehicle on fire.
Mechanics
and spare parts sellers have hurriedly shut their shops and launched a manhunt
for the fleeing soldier.
Yusuf
Mustapha, a mechanic in the area, disclosed that the police have taken up the
matter and the venue of the incident to restore peace in the area.
Mustapha
said:
“The
soldier came with his mechanic to buy car parts at the market on Thursday.
During the process, he argued with one of the mechanics at the market. The
soldier used an object to hit the mechanic on his head.”
He went
further to reveal that it was after this that the soldier brought out the
knife. Another mechanic tried to stop the soldier from using the knife, but it
was too late, as he used the knife to stab the mechanic and kill him.
The
incident happened weeks after a major business hub in the Nigeria capital was
shut down for weeks over the assault of soldiers.
The
military authorities have yet to respond to the incident as of the time of this
report.
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