In a tragic incident that unfolded on Tuesday evening, Machete Attack Claims the Life of a Doctor in Nasarawa State, by unknown assailants who brutally assaulted Dr. Stephen Angbas, a respected medical practitioner and proprietor of Lafia-Angbas Clinic.
It was gathered that the attack occurred as Dr. Angbas was returning from his farm on a motorcycle in the Awe Local Government Area.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the assailants, suspected to be armed robbers, unleashed a vicious and grievous machete assault on the doctor and the motorcyclist conveying the late doctor to the farm.
While Doctor Angbas tragically succumbed to his injuries, the motorcyclist, Mikailu Dahiru, was rushed to a nearby medical facility for urgent treatment. The incident has raised deep concerns, prompting local authorities to seek immediate security intervention.
An official who works at the local government council, Audu Lawal, expressed deep concern over the incident and noted that the council chairman has notified security authorities for immediate intervention.
Meanwhile, the State’s police spokesperson, DSP Rahman Nansel, has also confirmed the report, saying: “Today, October 17th 2023, at approximately 4:00 pm, mobile police operatives received distressing information regarding a fatal assault along the Jangargari-Awe Road.
“Tragically, the victims were a commercial motorcycle rider, Mikailu Dahiru, who survived the attack, and Dr. Angbass Stephen, who succumbed to his grievous injuries”.
