Truck driver shot dead

At 10.20am yesterday, police rushed to an unnamed teashop in Ban Sungai Panae to find the body of truck driver Mahama Yaki, 34, with a fatal gunshot wound at the base of his right ear. Police inquiries found that the victim was chatting with his friend in front of the shop when four men on two motorcycles parked outside. One of the four men approached Mahama and shot him dead before turning the gun to Mahama’s friend. He didn’t pull the trigger, however, and walked back to his group and fled. Police are probing whether the killing is part of the continuous separatist violence in the region.