A
robber in Oyo, who specialized in carrying out his nefarious acts using
motorcycles, got more than he bargained for when he was attacked by a
mob and killed.
The unidentified man is said to
have completed a robbery on a petrol station in the Alakia area of
Ibadan, the state capital, when he was chased down and accosted by the
mob.
The robber was then stabbed in the stomach and his other
gang members were beaten mercilessly until they were rescued by the
police.
The Tribune reports
said that, his gang member and the okada man he used were not spared
either, as they were beaten black and blue before they were rescued by
policemen from Monatan Division. Two locally-made pistols and two live
cartridges were found on the unidentified deceased gang member.
The
gang was said to have invaded Bambo petrol station at Alakia area of
Ibadan on Thursday, March 20 armed with the two guns. The unidentified
gang leader reportedly shot into the air which attracted the manager of
the petrol station. Leaving his office to see what was happening, the
man was confronted by the sight of two of his attendants held hostage.
The
armed robbers also walked towards him and collected his money and
handsets, leaving after an operation that did not last more than
10minutes.
Piqued by the effrontery of the young men, the manager
reportedly summoned courage, picked a motorcycle and went after the
armed robbers. On seeing that he was being pursued, the unnamed gang
member reportedly shot into the air but this did not deter the people as
they got closer to the bike that conveyed the armed robbers.
He
was pulled off the bike and held down while others continued with the
chase of others until they caught up with them. The leader of the gang
was immediately dealt with as someone among the crowd was reported to
have drawn a knife and slit his stomach, as the mob hailed when his
intestines poured out. He was said to have writhed in pain while he held
his intestines in his own hands, unable to talk, until he gave up the
ghost.
The state’s police spokesperson, Olabis;
Okuwobi-Ilobanafor, confirmed the incident, saying that the suspects had
been transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for further
investigations. She added that investigations would prove the innocence
or otherwise of the okada rider.
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