Ebonyi sector commander Anthony Ogbodo disclosed on Saturday that the fatal crash occurred near the Nkalagu flyover.
The police spokesman said the suspect had attempted to forcefully take the victim’s motorcycle by stabbing him while he was in motion with him.
The Ebonyi government has inaugurated its free transportation system for workers and students across the state to cushion the effect of subsidy removal by the federal government.
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Ms Onovwakpoyeya added that the armed men are suspected to be members of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The magistrate did not take the defendant’s plea due to lack of jurisdiction.
