An angry mob, on Tuesday, set ablaze two suspected armed robbers in Ugbokodo Community at Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State.
Among those three-man gang narrowly escaped from the scene of this episode.
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It was learned that the deceased defendant has been at a robbery operation in the region.
They had robbed a few residents of an unspecified sum of money and other personal effects at gunpoints.
They had been apprehended after among the inhabitants who later being robbed increased alarm, which brought the mob since they gave the supposes a hot pursuit.
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In the procedure, two from those 3 suspects were captured and quickly place ablaze while another escaped.
When contacted for comments, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya affirmed the report at a phone discussion with our correspondent at Warri.
