A mob has lynched two men at Nyon, a suburb of Makurdi, the Benue State capital, after accusing them of being theives.
The suspects have been burnt to ashes after they allegedly attempted to rob their victim of his motorcycle in Nyon layout at about 1am on Friday April 19.
Witnesses stated the suspects have been nabbed and lynched after the commercial motorcyclist raised an alarm whereas the 2 have been allegedly struggling to grab his bike from him.
In line with the witnesses, the business motorcyclist had informed the mob who got here to his rescue that he picked the 2 passengers (suspects) from Katsina Ala road in Excessive Stage space of Makurdi city and that they informed him (bicycle owner) to ride them to Nyon, a sub city space of Makurdi.
However on attending to Nyon, they (suspects) directed him into a road, which he adopted and that because it was too late into the night time, when he bought to some extent, he informed his passengers to pay him so he may get again
“The suspects nonetheless insisted they don’t have cash on them and that they may get the cash from the home on getting dwelling. Whereas he made to go, they grabbed him and requested that he gave them his motorbike key. As he refused handy them the keys, they began battling him and luck ran out on them when he raised an alarm,” the witnesses narrated
The witness additional famous that the alarm raised by the bicycle owner drew the eye of a mob, principally youths who got here out of their numbers and gave the suspected bike robbers chase and caught them earlier than they might escape.
“It was the youths who beat the suspects to a pulp earlier than setting them ablaze as a result of the incidences of bike snatching had turn into a recurrent occasion particularly in Makurdi metropolis,” he stated
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday, including that some officers had been detailed to the community to find out what truly occurred.
The PPRO urged the public to desist from taking laws into their hands.
