The bus station manager of Plateau Riders has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The victim, identified as Alhaji Auwalu Aliyu, was reportedly shot dead by suspected armed robbers during a robbery.
The deceased, Alhaji Auwalu Aliyu
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The incident occurred near the Bayelsa State House along Amarata, Imgbi Road in Yenagoa metropolis.
It was gathered that the deceased station manager was on his way home from work to meet his wife nearby when he was shot.
The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Alonyenu Idu, on Thursday confirmed the incident, saying investigations were ongoing to unravel the circumstances of the crime. The family of the deceased would soon be given justice.
The police commissioner, who addressed journalists in Yenagoa, said the manner in which the victim was killed was alien to Bayelsa State.
His statement read, “we have the suspicion that the deceased was stalked from Plateau to Bayelsa and killed or his death is related to group of criminal elements currently assembly at Ogbia Local Government Area,” the police commissioner said.
“We sympathize with the family of the deceased but we are sure they will get justice and that will happen very soon.”