Nigeria, Aug. 26 -- According to eyewitnesses, the incident began when the victim, popularly known as Afudu, was returning from Wukari and was stopped at a checkpoint where he would offload bags of beans he had loaded.
The soldier on duty allegedly demanded that, before the bags of beans could be offloaded, the victim must pay N200, a bribe, which the victim refused to pay.
This reportedly led to an argument, after which the victim drove away emphasizing that he's a boy from the community and he's not supposed to be treated as such.
The soldier is said to have later traced the victim to his residence, where a confrontation ensued.
Our correspondent gathered that the soldier slapped the tricycle operator, who retaliated in self-defense...
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