Recession: Robbers target cyclists, kill father of three

Commercial cyclists in Ofada area of Ogun State have blamed economic recession for the sudden increase in robbery attacks on them and snatching of motorbikes. 

According to them, there used to be pockets of robberies before, but since the recession, motorbikes are not only being snatched, but cyclists are now often being killed and maimed.
The latest victim, to the increasing piles of dead bodies and injured cyclists, is a father of three, Mr. Chukwuman Anthony. Anthony was stabbed to death by some suspected armed robbers, who snatched his motorbike. When Anthony’s body was discovered, a knife was protruding from his chest. It’s speculated that Anthony, rather than give up his only source of livelihood, engaged his attackers in fisticuffs, leading to his death.
The murder of Anthony occurred on October 9, about 8:pm. He was said to have left with two passengers who hired him to take them to Arogun community. He, however, didn’t return home or go to the motorbike riders’ park. Cyclists who lived to tell the story of robbers that target motorbikes, said they knew the assilants’ modus operandi, since they had experienced it.https://newtelegraphonline.com/recession-robbers-target-cyclists-kill-father-of-three/