There is now a palpable disquiet in Magboro over the death of a 13-year-old Micheal Odejimi who was on Tuesday by a fleeing truck driver trying to evade touts stationed at the entrance of the community.

Agency reports say that the ugly incident happened as a result of the nefarious activities of the popular “Omo-Onile” (touts), who have formed the habit of extorting money from heavy duty vehicles coming into the community.

According to the report, hings, went ugly as the life of Odejimi a Senior Secondary School student of Suncity College, Magboro, was caught short when he was smashed to death by the fleeing truck driver on his way home after the school hour.

The teenager was the only son of his parents who lives in Oke-Afa area of Magboro.

A witness, Mr Donaltus Chima, a spare parts dealer close to the scene of the incident, said that the boy was ran over by the speeding truck, while trying to avoid the touts who wanted to extort him.

“The “Agberos” caused the death of the boy when they flagged down the truck driver who was not ready to part with his money which made the truck swerve to Chima told The Premier News on Saturday that the activities of the touts had remained unchecked prior to the ugly incident that took the poor boy’s life.

“The community needs to do something about those touts because their activities are unbecoming. They have the attitude of fiercely engaging drivers in scuffle to part with their money and failure to do so might result in their detaining the driver.

“The elders of this community have been looking the other way when this people are unleashing their extortion on the road users.” he said.

Chima said that Micheal stood no chance of escape as the truck ran over him.

“The touts are the ones dragging the steering of the truck before it lost control and ran over Micheal who stood no chance of escape as he lay on the road,” he said.