Residents separating the driver and conductor
According to a report by Punch Metro, a commercial bus conductor on
Monday beat his driver around 3.45pm in Mile One, Port Harcourt, forced
passersby to intervene and restore peace.
Trouble started when their vehicle ran out of fuel and the driver
decided to close for the day and opted to pay his conductor N2,000
instead of the agreed N3,000 for the entire day.
It was gathered that the bus conductor got infuriated by the
decision of his boss and insisted that the earlier agreed amount must be
paid to him regardless of what had happened.
An eyewitness, who identified himself simply as Confidence, said
the commercial bus driver and his conductor started an argument, which
resulted in a fight.
He said, “The driver wanted to pay his conductor N2,000 as
against the N3,000 agreed by both of them. This was because they had
closed earlier than expected because their vehicle ran out of fuel
unexpectedly and there was not enough money to refuel the vehicle.
“The conductor, however, insisted that the agreed sum of N3,000
be paid to him by the driver. But when the driver refused, a fight
ensued. The bus conductor beat up his driver, tearing his clothes and
also stripping him n*ked. We had to intervene to settle the fight.”
When contacted, the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer,
Mr Nnamdi Omoni, said he had not been briefed about the incident.