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A tussle between a member of the income taskforce staff and a tricycle operator over non-payment of a each day levy of N400 resulted in a tragedy on Wednesday in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.

During a combat, the ticket boy, merely recognized as Tunde, however fondly referred to as Osama, reportedly held the tricycle Keke rider, Augustine Williams, by his neck.

The latter reportedly collapsed and was pronounced useless at a close-by hospital, the place he was taken to for medical consideration.

Eyewitnesses informed DAILY POST that bother began when Osama tried to grab the tricycle operator’s key, which resulted in a heated argument

“Struggle ensued when Osama attempted to remove the Keke key and Augustine held his hand. The situation escalated into a fight, during which Osama grabbed Augustine by the neck, causing him to collapse,” a witness said.

Lamenting the unlucky incident, a business tricyclist, Ese Agbamitor famous that operators are consistently subjected to harassment and different types of assault by the members of the income process power.

Meanwhile, the Motorcycle and Tricycle Operators Association, COMTOA, Sapele Chapter, has denied involvement within the killing of the sufferer.

A press release signed by the union’s vice chairman, Destiny Uhria, stated the suspect concerned within the killing of the Keke rider was not their member.

“The association is using this medium to inform the general public that the so-called person is neither a member of the association nor a member of the task force,” he said.

Uhria stated the incident occurred on the time the discussion board was but to start to implement the arrest of defaulters.

The spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed {that a} suspect had been arrested by the police in Sapele and was being held in detention.