Bike Rider Loses His Life Over N150

23 year old Ibrahim Sulaimon from Kogi State, has been arrested by officers of the Nigerian Police for reportedly killing a motorcycle rider, Rafiu Gafar, in the Ajuwon area of Ogun State over an argument on money.

The okada rider, also a father of one, was hit with a plywood on the head several times, and was later confirmed dead at a private hospital in the area. According to Punch Metro, the victim left his wife and child for his daily bread on July 13 when the incident happened. Four days later, a policeman informed the family that he had been killed.

A family member said, “He went out that day for work. He always plied Ajuwon and its environs. But everybody was surprised when he did not return home. We searched for him for four days without any trace. Nobody knew anything until a policeman came from the Ajuwon Police Division and showed us pictures of his dead body. He told us that he was hit with plywood on the head several times that Thursday when he went missing, over mere N150.”

He explained that the parties agreed to a N150 fare. After about three hours, some community leaders were said to have alerted the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Ajuwon Police Division, who ordered a patrol team to the scene.

When the policemen arrived at the scene, they were said to have met Rafiu unconscious and took him to Tamara Hospital, a private hospital at Imole-Ayo bus stop.

The victim was reported to be bleeding through his ears, nostrils and mouth as a result of the attack. The doctor was said to have informed the cops that blood had blocked his breathing organs.

During an operation to save the victim, he reportedly gave up. A death certificate, signed by the hospital, indicated that Rafiu suffered from ‘Airway Obstruction’ and died at about 3.45am on July 14.

The suspect, Sulaimon, an indigene of Kogi State, confessed to the crime in his statement to the police.