Wednesday, May 27, 2026 - Suspected hoodlums have st@bbed a commercial motorcyclist, identified as Malam Ali, to d3ath and fled with his motorcycle in a community near Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A resident of the area and fellow commercial motorcyclist,
Suleiman Ibrahim, said the incident occurred on Monday night, May 25, 2026.
Speaking with Daily Trust on Wednesday, the source said the
deceased was returning to Abaji town from Agyana village after dropping off a
passenger when the attackers blocked the road and flagged him down.
He said the hoodlums immediately brought out a knife and
st@bbed him in the neck and abdomen before escaping with his motorcycle.
“It was in our presence that he picked up a passenger to
Agyana. We waited for his return until about 10pm but he did not come back. We
then mobilised to search for him and eventually discovered his lifeless body by
the roadside,” he said.
Ibrahim said the police and local vigilantes were alerted
and quickly moved to the scene to evacuate the corpse to Abaji.
He added that the deceased had planned to travel to Katsina
State on Tuesday to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir before his untimely d3ath.
According to him, the remains of the deceased have since
been buried in the area after consultation with his family.
A vigilante member in the area, who preferred anonymity, also confirmed
the incident, saying the cyclist was ambushed while returning from Agyana to
Abaji.
A police source at the Abaji Division equally confirmed the
k!lling, adding that investigations into the incident were ongoing.
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