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An angry mob set two suspected traffic robbers ablaze around First Rainbow, on the Apapa/Mile 2 Road, Lagos State.
It was reported that the suspects, armed with different types of weapons, dispossessed commuters of their valuables, especially those going to work very early in the morning.
They also allegedly attacked people returning from work late in the night and during the traffic gridlock.
A Twitter user with the name @AustynZOGS, said two of the suspects were on Sunday reportedly nabbed during an operation. Angry mob beat them to a pulp before setting them ablaze.
He wrote,
“This morning, some suspected bike snatchers/traffic robbers were caught & lynched by irate Okada riders at First Rainbow, along Apapa/Mile 2 Road. The Okada riders said the lynched suspects are some of the persons involved in the incessant traffic robbery in the area.”
The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident said, “The remains of the suspects have been deposited in the Isolo General Hospital’s morgue for autopsies.
