The death of a Bolt driver at Samphino Junction in Kpansia axis of Yenagoa, the state capital, has prompted the Bayelsa State Police Command to launch an inquiry.
According to information obtained by The Intercept, the police blocked off the area after onlookers found the middle-aged driver’s corpse inside his car on Friday morning.
This occurred just one week after Daniel Ayama, a 27-year-old Federal University, Otuoke graduate, was murdered by several attackers less than a km away.
Since nothing is reported to have been taken from the deceased’s car, it is assumed that he was shot at close range in a suspected assassination case.
Musa Mohammed, the state’s police spokesperson, responded to the event by saying that a thorough investigation was in progress.
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“We are working to gather all necessary intelligence. Forensic teams have been deployed to the scene and we are also liaising with the Bolt company to retrieve trip data that may help in tracking down the culprits,” Mohammed stated.
Meanwhile, members of the drivers’ union and other stakeholders have called on the police to expedite their investigations and ensure that those behind the murder are brought to justice.
