A driver for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) identified as Yahuza Sani has been reportedly stabbed to death by suspected phone thieves in the Central Business District of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday night near the popular Sahad Stores supermarket by CBN Junction, Central Business Area of Abuja.
The victim was said to have been fatally stabbed several times by the criminals on his way back to the office around 9pm.
An NTA source revealed that “The unfortunate incident happened when he ferried a staff member home after closing work for the day. On his way back to the office, he parked the vehicle around Sahad Stores – being a safer zone to fix some technical things with the car, having noticed a fault in the car earlier.
“As he alighted from the vehicle, the criminals pounced on him and dragged him nearby and fatally stabbed him to death. They took away his phone and left him in his own pool of blood, with the car’s key intact,’’ said the source.
The source added that the late Yahuza was a contract staff with NTA News24 for almost four years.City & Crime further learnt that the deceased, a 38-year-old father of three was from Batsari LGA, Katsina State, and lived in Keffi, Nasarawa State.
His remains were interred at Gudu Cemetery, Apo District, Abuja on Tuesday evening.
Meanwhile, police authorities in Abuja are yet to issue a statement in respect to the development.
Source: City & Crime