The was pandemonium on Friday morning in New Benin area of Benin City, the Edo State capital, as a wheelbarrow pusher stabbed a yet-to-be-named revenue collector for Oredo local government council to death allegedly over ₦50.00 ticket.
The yet-to-be-identified wheelbarrow pusher was also said to have killed himself by cutting his throat with the knife with which he used in killing the revenue collector.
INFO DAILY reports that Dr. Tom Obaseki is the Chairman of the local government council.
INFO DAILY also reports that revenue collectors are spread across the city harassing wheelbarrow pushers and other hawkers on daily basis.
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It was gathered that the late revenue collector had earlier kicked the wheelbarrow of the late pusher, spilling its content in the road, over failure to produce ₦50.00 for the ticket.
This was said to have resulted in verbal altercation between the revenue collector and the wheelbarrow pusher.
Apparently angered by the deceased action, the wheelbarrow pusher was said to have removed a knife strapped to his waist and stabbed the revenue collector, spilling out his intestine.
Eyewitnesses who attempted to pounce on the wheelbarrow pusher were said to have been repelled by the knife-wielding young man.
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It was further gathered that after waiting for his victim to breathe his last, the wheelbarrow pusher stabbed himself on his neck and also died at the spot.
It was further gathered that operatives of the Oba Market Police Division later evacuated the bodies of the deceased.
An eyewitness who crave anonymity, while not justifying murder, condemned what he called “human rights violation by some overzealous revenue collectors” in Benin.
He said, “His approach was very wrong. But, nothing justifies murder. The economic hardship is too much. Nobody is knew that the wheelbarrow pusher had a long knife on his waist.
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“When he brought out the long knife, we were surprised. Immediately he stabbed the man, he jumped and fell down and died immediately.
“Some people around wanted to hold him. But, the wheelbarrow pusher became very wild and said that he will kill anybody come close.
“We were surprised when he used the same knife he used on killing the guy and stabbed himself on his neck with the same knife. He fell and also died,” he said.
Meanwhile, other revenue collectors of Oredo local government council have temporarily withdrawn their services.
The State Police Command spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident to our Correspondent on phone interview.