Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri
TWO suspected motorcycle thieves, whose names were yet to be ascertained, have been set ablaze by the mob in Mbaise, Imo State.
The incidents, which occurred separately at Umuoma Ogbe and Oboama Nguru communities in Ahiazu and Aboh Mbaise council areas, saw the mob meting out ‘jungle justice’ to the suspects.
It was gathered that the suspects had been terrorising Mbaise and its environs.
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An eyewitness, Dan Ikeagwu, said the Ogbe incident happened around 7:30am when the deceased stole the motorcycle from where it was parked at the back of a house.
He said the motorcycle owner parked it and went into a neighbour’s house, while the suspect used another key to move the motorcycle.
He said when the owner discovered that his motorcycle was missing, he raised the alarm and some commercial motorcyclists in the village chased and apprehended the suspect a few minutes later.
“As the youth were beating him, some others brought tyres and set him on fire,” the source said.
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