A
yet-to-be identified young man in his late twenties have reportedly
died after a mob beat him to pulp before setting him ablaze in Aba, Abia
State.
The incident, Nation gathered happened at Amucha off Ngwa road, one of the ever busy roads in Aba South Local Government Area.
A
source at Amucha that gave her name as Chidinma said that the suspected
robber had came to the area to rob, but the residents of the yard they
entered resisted and over powered the gang.
Chidinma
said that while other members of the gang escaped with injuries
inflicted on their bodies, the suspect was however unlucky as the
occupants of the residence held him firmly and raised alarm which
attracted the presence of other members of the area.
She
said that the mob, apparently angry over the spate of robbery and other
violence in the area descended heavily him with dangerous weapons and
inflicted bodily injuries on him.
She
said that the crowd after beating the suspect to pulp later set his
body ablaze with used tyres and other materials that they (mob) could
lay their hands on.
Another
source within the area told our correspondent that the incident forced a
lot of people to scamper for safety to avoid an anticipated police
arrest.
Another
respondent that gave his name as Godwin lamented the rate of robbery
incidents at Ngwa road especially Umuogele area where robbers come to
rob the residents and go home freely without being confronted by the
police and other security agencies.
Investigation
by our correspondent reveal that the deplorable nature of roads leading
to Amucha and Umuogele including some parts of Ohanku and Ngwa has made
the terrain to be impassible using cars which gives the robbers and
hoodlums the leeway to operate without the fears of being apprehended or
confronted by security agencies in Aba.
The
residents of Ngwa road, however appealed to the Dr. Okezie Victor
Ikpeazu led administration to come to their rescue by fixing the Ohanku
road and adjourning roads and streets.
They
said that if the state government fixes their roads, it would make the
people to sleep with their two eyes closed and also help police and
other security agencies to have access their area and respond to
distress calls promptly.
The
State Police Spokesman, ASP Ogbonnaya Nta could not be reached for
comments as at the time of filing this report as his phone numbers were
not reachable.
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