Two thieves have met their waterloo after angry villages pursued and caught two before setting them on fire.
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Angry villagers have caught two thieves out of a five robbery gang who came to rob in the village. It was gathered that the armed-robbers had stormed the home of a business woman in the community, name withheld, and attempted to rob her of her valuables. The incident happened in gboko, Benue state.
A source who witnessed the incident narrates: “the armed men actually stormed the home of the woman at about 10pm on Saturday night just minutes after she had returned from her business place.
“After forcing their way into the woman’s house, they threatened to kill her and her children if she did not surrender all the money in her possession to them.
“The woman immediately acted fast and raised an alarm which attracted neigbours and members of the local vigilante group in the area who immediate rushed to the scene.
“Sensing danger, members of the gang fled from the village but two of them were not so lucky, the villagers caught up with them and beat them to death after which their bodies were set ablaze and burnt beyond recognition.”
It was gather that the charred remains of the suspects were later evacuated by the Police in the area. When contacted, the Benue state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistant Superintendent, ASP, Moses Yamu confirmed incident.