Gunman kills commercial motorcyclist in Enugu state

Maureen Onuora in Enugu

A commercial motorcyclist operator, known as Okada rider has been shot dead  by a suspected passenger along Aku road  in Onuiyi junction,located within   university town of Nsukka axis of Enugu State.

Penpushing reports that, the victim identified as Ossy (a.k.a Otigba) who  hailed from Ozala in Igbo Etiti local government area of Enugu State was said be using the newly bought motorcycle to compliment his job at  a car wash centre  along university road Nsukka.

The victim was reported to have carried a passenger enroute  Onuiyi junction having closed at the car wash centre  at about 6:30pm, and at about 8,30pm decided to round off the days business with his  newly acquired motorcycle

Penpushing further reports that  as the passenger was disembarking, he just pulled out a gun, requesting for the motorcycle key, which Otigba refused to hand over to him at gun point.

The passenger in twinkle  was alleged to have shot him at the close range and zoomed of with the motorcycle, while as at the time of this report, the corpse of  had been deposited at Bishop Sanahan hospital morgue in the town