A woman has been killed by a robber while attempting to disarm her of her phone in Mararaba, Karu LGA of Nasarawa State.
An eyewitness , Sunday Ruth, said the robber stabbed the woman with a knife on Tuesday around 8pm.
She said, the victim had alighted from a tricycle and walking away when the man attacked her from behind and snatched the phone she was holding.
“I was watching from a distance. While she was struggling with him, he brought out a knife and stabbed her repeatedly and ran away.
Ruth said she had raised the alarm, adding that the criminal escaped.
The woman was rushed to the hospital where she was confirmed dead, Ruth said.
“I learnt the case has been reported to the police,” she said.