Anambra Vigilante Allegedly Kills Driver Over N500 Bribe

A driver in Anambra State was on Monday allegedly killed by a vigilante operative in Onitsha, over N500 bribe

A resident stated the deceased was driving with a woman in his automobile once they had been accosted by the vigilante operatives in a Sienna automobile.

The supply stated, “An argument ensued between him and the vigilante operatives and within the course of one in all them shot him, killing him immediately, whereas the woman ran away.”

One other supply stated the vigilante operatives had accosted the driving force carrying items with a woman and demanded cash from them.

The supply stated the operatives rejected the sum of N500 provided to them by the driving force earlier than they arrested him and impounded his car.

The supply maintained that the driving force known as the proprietor of the products to tell him of the event, threatening to desert the products with them.

“The proprietor rushed to the scene. However utilizing a heated argument that ensued, one of many vigilante operatives fired a gun shot on the man, and several other photographs into the air to scare folks away earlier than he drove off.

It was gathered that the incident attracted youths of the realm who carried the corpse and proceeded to the palace of a monarch within the space to register their displeasure over the incident.

Efforts to talk with the Space Commander in control of Onitsha, John Obuagbaka was unsuccessful as calls put throughout to his cell phone weren’t picked, he did he reply to textual content messages despatched to him in that respect as of the time of submitting the report.

When contacted, the state Public Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, stated “I’ve no such reviews earlier than me please.”