A mob in Afiesere community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state, has set ablaze a suspected thief, who was caught snatching a motorcycle on Monday.
The suspected thief reportedly snatched the newly purchased motorbike after stabbing the owner.
The deceased had forcefully dispossessed the owner of the motorcycle around Iwhrekpokpor roundabout, and was making away with it when the owner raised an alarm.
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Other commercial motorcyclists were said to have given the deceased a hot chase and caught up with him around the secondary school in Afiesere.
A mammoth crowd ensued and the angry mob “mobilized and beat him to stupor. They later wore him a tire, poured petrol on him, and set him ablaze,” a source said.
Confirming the incident, the Delta State Police spokesman, Mr. Bright said “because of how it happened, we did not get details.
“The victim whose motorcycle was allegedly stolen has not shown up, but they said that the armed robber stabbed him. He has not come to report and nobody has come to say anything; the motorcycle is already in our custody”.
