A staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) has been reportedly stabbed to death by suspected phone snatchers in the Central Business District of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The incident occurred on Monday night near the popular Sahad Stores supermarket by CBN Junction, Central Business Area of Abuja.
The victim identified as Yahuza Sani, a driver with NTA News24, was said to have been fatally stabbed several times by the criminals on his way back to the office around 9 pm.
“The unfortunate incident happened when he ferried a staff member home after closing work for the day,” a source said.
“On his way back to the office, he parked the vehicle around Sahad Stores – being a safer zone to fix some technical things with the car, having noticed a fault in the car earlier.
“As he alighted from the vehicle, the criminals pounced on him and dragged him nearby and fatally stabbed him to death. They took away his phone and left him in his own pool of blood, with the car’s key intact.”
The source added that the late Yahuza was a contract staff with NTA News24 for almost four years.
The deceased, a 38-year-old father of three was from Batsari LGA, Katsina State, and lived in Keffi, Nasarawa State.
His remains were interred at Gudu Cemetery, Apo District, Abuja on Tuesday evening.
