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Tension as ‘unknown’ Soldier allegedly stabs man to death in Abuja By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: One of Abuja’s largest mechanic villages popularly called “Kugbo Mechanic” located on the Abuja -Keffi Expressway was on Thursday thrown into confusion, following reports that a yet-to-be-identified soldier had allegedly stabbed an auto electrician to death. Vanguard gathered that the incident was as a result of a heated argument between the soldier and the electrician simply identified as “Yellow”. While some accounts said the electrician had assaulted the soldier in the heat of the argument following which the soldier retaliated by stabbing him, others said the soldier was never assaulted, but decided to stab the deceased following the verbal altercation. The development led to a protest by the deceased’s colleagues in the market leading to the burning down of the soldier’s car, who had ran for his dear life. A trader in the area who did not want his name mentioned, said the situation tri