A source told Ashiwaju.org that the deceased, whose name was given as Okechukwu Onwuamaegbum, was driving the church bus along Owerri Road, when the revenue agents attached to Anambra State Ministry of Transport in-charge of sale of vehicle emblems, confronted him.
The source said trouble started for the driver when he was flagged down along Onitsha/Enugu expressway, Upper Iweka axis in Onitsha by the ad hoc staff, numbering about 20.
Claiming to be on enforcement operation for the sale of the emblems, the officials allegedly demanded to see the emblem the driver had procured for his bus.
A heated argument was said to have ensued, which resulted in a fight and the driver was reportedly beaten to a pulp and collapsed thereafter.
The agents were said to have abandon the deceased in the pool of his blood and drove away with his vehicle to their office at Water Works Marine premises.
Sympathisers reportedly rushed him to Toronto Hospital where he was confirmed dead.
When Contacted, Central Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Isa Abubakar, confirmed the incident, adding that two ad hoc staff of the ministry had been arrested in connection with the murder
