Friday, September 6, 2024 -A couple has been lynched to death by a mob over alleged motorcycle theft in Orogwe in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State.
The spokesperson of the State Police
Command, Henry Okoye, who confirmed the mob action to the punch on Thursday, September 5, 2024, warned the public against taking the
law into their hands in expressing their grievances.
The PPRO said the course of justice would
not be served if the public persisted in taking the law into their hands.
“Allow the police to do their work.
Any suspect should be handed over to the police for proper investigations. The
police have deployed their team for investigations to apprehend the
perpetrators," he said.
It was gathered that some angry youths
burnt the yet-to-be-identified couple to death in the Orogwe-Ohii on Monday,
September 2 after accusing them of stealing motorcycles.
A community source said that the
couple usually operated around the community and neighbouring villages.
“The couple was caught on Monday while
absconding with a stolen motorcycle after robbing a motorcyclist of his bike
with a pistol," the source said.
“The couple was well known in the community but no one knew
they were involved in motorcycle snatching until they were caught.”
He hinted that many people had lost their
motorcycles along the road and people were already on alert waiting for the day
“the criminals would be caught.”
“They were caught while trying to
dispossess a man of his motorcycle along the Orogwe/Ohii Road. Because the
youths and community vigilantes were already enraged by the ugly trend, they
refused to hand them to the police.
“But what I don’t know is if the couple are
from the community. It was terrible.”
It was gathered that many youths have
deserted the area for fear of being arrested by the police during the
investigation.
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