Angry mob lynched and burnt five suspected robbers to death in onitsha, Anambra State, over an attempt to disposes a tricycle operator of his tricycle.
An eyewitness said the robbers tried to steal a triscle from the owner before theyr were cought and burnt to death.
The source said the incident took place at old Nkpor road, close to the headquarters of People’s Club, in the commercial city of Onitsha.
The Anambra State Police Command could not confirm the incident. A text message sent to the spokesperson of the command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, had not been replied to as of the time of filing this report.
The state police commissioner, CP Echeng Echeng, had severally admonished residents of Anambra State against jungle justice.
Echeng had always insisted that reporting suspects to the police will help investigate and determine the culpability of a suspect, before charging him to court.
On the contrary, in Onitsha where jungle justice has remained prevalent, the people believe that reporting a criminal court in the act would only lead to giving them opportunity to bribe their way out to freedom.