5 scavengers die in bloody clash
Five persons lost their lives after scavengers fought with cutlasses and knives near River Park Estate, Lugbe along Airport Road, Abuja. Our reporter learnt that four of the scavengers died on the spot while one later died at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada. A witness, Israel Musa, said the incident happened after […]
An injured scavenger that sustained matchete cuts during a clash in Lugbe is being examined by medical officials at the emergency unit of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital in Gwagwalada yesterday. The victim later died in the hospital Photo: Abubakar sadiq Isah
Five persons lost their lives after scavengers fought with cutlasses and knives near River Park Estate, Lugbe along Airport Road, Abuja.
Our reporter learnt that four of the scavengers died on the spot while one later died at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada.
A witness, Israel Musa, said the incident happened after a misunderstanding among the scavengers around 03:00pm on Tuesday at a dumpsite.
Musa said the police in Lugbe were alerted and that they rushed to the scene and evacuated the corpses.
He further said the other scavengers who got injured in the fracas ran away on sighting the police.
The spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, ASP Maryam Yusuf, confirmed the incident and said the command was investigating.