JUNGLE JUSTICE! Mob lynches suspected phone thief
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jun 25, 2021
A man believed to be guilty of phone theft has been beaten and set ablaze in Anambra State.
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The incident happened in Ozubulu in Ekwusigo local government area.
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The unnamed suspect, working together with his accomplice, had robbed a woman of her mobile phone and fled on a motorcycle, reports say.
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However, the machine developed a fault, forcing the two to pull over to give it a fix, only for an eyewitness who was trailing them to catch up with the suspects; alerted others and the two were eventually set alight.
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The suspect was accused of stealing a phone.
It was initially reported that the suspect attacked a tricycle and dispossessed the rider of the Keke. However, a witness who claimed familiarity of what happened had this to say:
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"This incident happened in Ozubulu in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra state. They were two and were killed for stealing a phone and not a tricycle as reported here.
"They snatched a phone with their motorcycle from a Lady and sped off in high speed. While escaping, their bike spoilt and stopped moving and they had to come down to fix their bike.
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"They didn't know that a certain man who saw when they snatched the phone was following them with his own bike. It was the man that saw them and alerted other people around and they were arrested, seriously beaten and burnt alive.
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"This young man is from a town called Akwaukwu also in Anambra state but have lived all his life in Ozubulu with his parents where he was caught and killed.
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"He was a baller (a huge spender) a big time one and a Ladies man. People thought he was into Yahoo with the way he lavishes and spends money.
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"It's a pity he had to go this way. I pray his soul finds rest anywhere he is now.ÔÇØ
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi