Two suspected armed robbers were burnt to death on Tuesday, while two others escaped after allegedly robbing a pregnant woman on the Abak Boulevard in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
It was learnt that the motorcyclist, who had left the scene, was forced to rush back following the woman’s scream for help.
Another eyewitness said the motorcyclist raised the alarm, which attracted some residents of the area, who rounded up the robbers.
A resident of the area, Mrs Arit Archibong, lamented that the flyover area had become a den of criminals.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Odiko Macdon, who confirmed the robbery, however, frowned on the resort to jungle justice, stressing that such had no place in law.
It was gathered that luck ran out on the man after he broke into a building in the area.
Residents were alerted and the compound was barricaded and he was apprehended, learnt.
“Irate youths hacked a street thief to death in Nekede on Wednesday. The alarm was raised and people barricaded the compound. He was caught and hacked to death,” an eyewitness stated.
When contacted, the police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed that the corpse had been evacuated by the police. Punch
