Babatunde Omoyeni killed by a commercial bus conductor

Babatunde Omoyeni, the late web designer who was murdered over argument on N50 fare. Photo credit: The Punch

Samson Eletu, a bus conductor, has been arrested for allegedly killing Babatunde Omoyeni, a web designer who planned to spend his Christmas and New Year celebrations in the United States of America.

The Punch reports that the web designer whose demise came days before his trip to the US, was stabbed to death by the conductor over a disagreement on N50 transport fare.

Omoyemi, 38, was said to have decided to go clubbing with his friends after obtaining all travel documents but met his death in the hands of Eletu. A police source revealed that angry residents almost lynched the conductor before he was rescued by a community leader, who took him to the Aguda Police Division.

“The victim was returning home after a party when he entered the bus. He gave the conductor N500, but the conductor told him he didn’t have N450 change, because the fare was N50.

“When they got to the bus stop, the man demanded his change and that started a fight.
“An Alfa in the bus intervened and separated them. But the conductor, who was still aggrieved, trailed the victim to his house,” a source explained.

Eletu reported to have been armed with a broken bottle, banged on the gate into the house, “as the deceased opened the gate, Eletu stabbed him. Babatunde took to his heels, but the conductor chased him. Unfortunately, he fell down and the conductor stabbed him repeatedly.”

It was when Eletu was fleeing from the scene of the accident that he was nabbed by a suspicious resident who saw blood stains on his clothes.

In her words, Blessing Omoyemi, the younger sister of the victim lamented that her brother would not have died if he was rescued on time. The aggrieved sibling said:“Nobody was ready to assist him to the hospital. A man had to throw himself in front of a commercial bus and asked the passengers to disembark, before he could get help.