An unidentified Nigerian policeman today allegedly shot dead a commercial bus driver over squabbles for N50.
Online reports we’re monitoring says the victim had refused to give a N50 extortion money to some police officers after they stopped him at a roadblock. The deceased it was gathered was on his way to Ekiti State from Kwara state when his bus was stopped at a roadblock mounted by the policemen at Ayegbaju-Ifaki road, Oye Ekiti. But when one of the policemen demanded N50 from him, he refused and drove off.
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The policeman and his colleagues were said to have trailed the car until they caught up with him and fired some shots. A bullet hit the driver, killing him instantly. The car somersaulted a few times, causing most of the passengers to sustain various degrees of injuries.
See a graphic photo of the deceased here. Discretion advised.
What a tragedy.
