Man Murders Motorcyclist Over N50 Fare

A disagreement over N50 has led to the
death of a motorcyclist, Michael Eze, in the
Igboeze North Local Government Area of
Enugu State.
Forty-year-old Eze was allegedly killed by
his passenger, Michael Gabriel, around
9pm on February 2, 2017, for demanding
that N50 be added to their agreed fare due
to the length of the journey.
According to Punch, Gabriel, in a fit of
anger, allegedly hit the victim with an iron
rod in the head, which made him to
collapse.
He was rushed to a private hospital in the
community where he was confirmed dead.
Policemen from the state command
arrested the suspect.
A resident, who did not want to be
identified, said Gabriel was close to his
house when the incident happened.
He said, “When the rider saw that the
house was farther than what Garbiel
described to him, he insisted that N50 must
be added to the fare they agreed on. That
was what led to the disagreement.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer,
DSP Amaraizu Ebere, confirmed the
incident.
He explained that the police had yet to
establish the cause of the disagreement.
He said, “The suspect is helping operatives
of the command in their investigations.”
Alabatvnews.