Relatives of the victim, taking him away
There
was a mild disturbance on Wednesday at Herbert Macaulay Way, Central
Business District, Abuja, after a food seller stabbed a boy over a N100
debt.
Many people in the area said the stabbing eventually led to the boy’s death.
The incident led to the burning of a BMW
car and it took the efforts of policemen and soldiers guarding the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to prevent a breakdown of law
and order in the area.
Trouble started when the woman, whose
name could not be immediately ascertained, allegedly accosted the boy,
simply identified as Nuhu over the debt. An argument was said to have
ensued and the woman, in a fit of anger, stabbed the boy in the stomach
with a knife.
The deceased was later taken away to an unknown destination by his friends.
An eyewitness, who identified himself as Abubakar, told PUNCH Metro
that Nuhu shouted after being stabbed, slumped and was later reported
dead. He said the victim’s friends and other artisans moved to attack
the woman. However, a man in the area rescued her.
Abubakar said, “The man prevented the
boys from attacking the woman by taking her away to safety. The mob then
destroyed the table and benches being used by the woman to sell food
and placed it on top of the car which belonged to the man before setting
it ablaze.
“By the time the police and fire fighters came, it was too late to save the car.”
Our correspondent observed that the
security operatives moved round the area and urged the mob to disperse.
It was said the the strategy was to prevent some of the mob, who are
mostly jobless youths, from fomenting trouble.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer,
Altienne Daniel, could not be reached for comments as she did not
respond to the calls to her phone.
PUNCH
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