The young boys supposedly descended on the vigilante, Abdulmalik Sale, at Unguwar Tabo, in the Abuja Road location of Yola Town in Yola South Local Government Area, and hacked him to death, supposedly for aversion to hand them his phone.

Shila Boys, who run mostly around the local LGAs of Yola South, Yola North and Girei, target handsets that they take from citizens in day and night operations and sell at abysmally low costs to receivers.

In the latest case stated to have actually happened previously this week, 23-year-old Abdulmalik, who in addition to being a vigilante is stated to likewise work as a meter installer with an electrical service company, was assaulted by the Shila Boys as he was returning house from a shop.

Sources stated the Shila Boys were probably drew in to Abdulmalik by the android phone he was using at the time of the attack.

“The assailants caused machete cuts on the late Abdulmalik and likewise beat him with sticks. They hauled away his GSM smart phone and left the scene of the criminal offense instantly,” an eyewitness said.

The eyewitness included that Abdulmalik was found lying unconscious in a swimming pool of blood with deep cuts around his body.

“The victim, a member of the local vigilante group, was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Yola. He died the following day while getting treatment,” the eyewitness said.

Spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, stated the matter had actually not been interacted to the command.