Robbers kill vigilante member in Zuba

Less than one month after suspected armed robbers shot and killed a member of the vigilante in Machada village in Zuba, another vigilante member in the area, Bilyaminu Yunusa, has been hacked to death by suspected armed robbers. A resident who preferred anonymity said the incident happened near a popular car wash opposite the Eid […]

Less than one month after suspected armed robbers shot and killed a member of the vigilante in Machada village in Zuba, another vigilante member in the area, Bilyaminu Yunusa, has been hacked to death by suspected armed robbers.

A resident who preferred anonymity said the incident happened near a popular car wash opposite the Eid prayer ground in Zuba when the suspected robbers were burgling a shop.

He said the deceased vigilante and his colleague were trekking to meet their colleagues for their daily patrol when they ran into the robbers.

According to the source, the robbers attempted to shoot the two vigilante members but that the gun did not fire and that one of the robbers drew a machete and hacked one of them (vigilante) to death.

He said the remains of the vigilante member had been buried according to Islamic rites.

Another resident, simply identified as Suleiman, lamented the rise in robbery attacks, especially within Zuba Metropolis.

Suleiman said, “Just last week Wednesday, robbers invaded some houses at Zuba T-Junction and dispossessed victims of their valuables, including cash.”

He added that if not with the help of the vigilantes, some residents would have relocated elsewhere “and that is why the robbers are now going after the vigilante members.”

The spokesman of the FCT Police Command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, did not pick calls put through to him to confirm the incident. He also did not reply to a text message sent to his mobile phone.