‘Robbers’ kill motorcyclists in Kaduna

Two commercial motorcyclists were killed after suspected robbers invaded a filling station in Kaduna state.

The incident occurred at Usmania filling station, located along Nnamdi Azikwe expressway in the state, in the early hours of Monday.

The victims of the incident were reported to have passed the night at the filling station, a usual practice of some commercial motorcyclists in the area.

Their attackers reportedly arrived at the filling station around 3:40am, dispossessing them of their belongings.

They made away with money, mobile phones and one of the motorcycles parked at the filling station.

Rayyanu Yahaya, one of the victims, narrated that one of the two persons killed, made attempt to run away when he was shot dead, while the other was stabbed to prevent him from screaming.

“They asked all of us to hand over our mobile phones and money. One of them hit me on the face and ordered me to lie face- down on the floor,” he said.

“They did same to the other commercial operators staying with us.

“One of those killed attempted to run and they shot him. The other person was screaming and they stabbed him to death.”

Abubakar Usman, owner of the filling station, said he got information about the incident after the morning prayers.

He added that the incident had been reported to the police.

Yakubu Sabo, spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, could not be reached for comments as his telephone line was not reachable at the time of filing this report.