Gunman who robs tricycle passengers set ablaze in Anambra
A young man who specialises in robbing tricycle passengers along the Awka-Onitsha old road of Anambra State was burnt to death by an irate mob on Thursday.
According to Daily Post, the man, identified as Chigozie Omaliko from Umudum village, Abatete community of Idemili North Local Government Area had boarded a Keke Napep at Afoigwe market to Ogidi and along the way, he robbed one of the passengers, a woman of all her money.
In a video that circulated online, the culprit, Omaliko said he escaped into an erosion site after the robbery.
When he was accosted by some locals, he lied that he was a robbery victim and that he boarded a one-chance bus and was robbed but when he was searched, a local revolver pistol was found with him, causing the mob to descend on him.
He was then set ablaze along the road, with a used tire, while the mob supervised the exercise, ensuring he was completely burnt to death.
Attempts to get confirmation from the state police command failed, as the command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga failed to respond to enquiries at the time of the incident.
