Tricycle rider allegedly killed as mob vandalized security tower in Jos

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Male passengers are a distraction, says female tricycle operator

Male passengers are a distraction, says female tricycle operator

By Marie-Therese Nanlong

A tricycle rider was reportedly killed on Sunday night at the Dutse Uku area of Jos North local government area of Plateau State during an alleged altercation between him and some security agents at the Security Tower stationed at the area.

Some angry residents who protested the incident pulled down the security barricades and vandalized the facility which was meant to be used to monitor activities in the crisis-prone community.

Recall that there is a ban on the operation of tricycles from 6 pm in the Jos and Bukuru metropolis and Vanguard gathered that the said tricycle operator was allegedly seen at about 9 pm plying the road and he was stopped for questioning before the matter escalated leading to his demise.

Sources who declined to be named said the deceased defied the security order and engaged in an open confrontation before he was reportedly fired.

One of them said, “The incident occurred at Dutse Uku, I cannot say if it was…



Source: Vanguard Newspaper