Three motorcycle riders were on Thursday crushed to death by a trailer after they tried to escape from Vehicle Inspector Office operatives in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was reliably gathered that angered by the death of their members, the irate riders burnt one of the VIO Officers, Ahmed Bello, to death.
While confirming the incident on Friday, the Niger State Police Command said the motorbike riders were crushed by a trailer and they died on the spot.
Addressing newsmen after Jumaat prayers on Friday, the State Commissioner of Police, Adamu Usman, said: “It happened on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 at about 1:30pm when three Fulani youths, namely Malami Mohammed, Juli Musa and Dawa Ali, of Oro village in Mariga Local Government Area, refused to hearken to the VIO’s order to stop when asked to.
“They were riding on an unregistered Bajaj motor cycle; they were chased by the VIO and they ran into a moving trailer with registration Number FKJ 512 XW that was coming from Tegina-Kampani Bobi area.
“They were crushed by the trailer and died on the spot.
“On realising what happened, the VIO ran towards Kampani Bobi Police outstation for safety.
“Unfortunately, he was pursued by irate mob, they overpowered our men at the outstation, lynched and burnt him alive till he died.”
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