Mob burns suspected robber to death in Aba

February 18, 2019

By Ijendu Iheaka

An angry mob lynched and burnt a suspected armed robber who was among a gang of seven that invaded Eziama area  in Aba Monday morning and robbed the residents.

The Abia State Police command confirmed this on Monday through its Police Public Relations Officer, SP, Geoffrey Ogbonna.

It was learnt that the incident occurred at Uche Street in Eziama, Aba North LGA in the early hours of Monday.

Ogbonnaa said “We go the information this morning that a gang of seven armed robbers attacked the residents of Eziama, Aba and robbed them of their household properties which included televisions, palmtops, mobile phone and other properties.

“The hoodlums armed with machetes and locally-made guns, left after they thought that they had succeeded.

“But luck ran against one of them who was caught by the irate mob and they burnt him to death.

“We are nosing around to find out the identity of the burnt suspect because when things like this happen, people will be skeptical to talk to the police.

Ogbonna said that the police had launched an investigation to discover both the identity of the suspect and those who killed him instead of turning him over to the police.

The Abia State Police PRO noted that the command had been warning people not to take laws into their hands in any circumstance but to report any matter to them for proper resolution.

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“If they had caught him and handed him over to the police, we would have extracted some helpful information from him that could lead to other gang members but now that they have killed him, it becomes more difficult”, he said.

He said that the properties the robbers forcefully took from their owners at gun point had been recovered