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Suspected Thief Set Ablaze In South-South Region
He left the bricklaying job and was caught stealing the building materials at a hotel site before he was set ablaze by the mob from the community.
An angry mob has taken the law into their own hands, setting a suspected thief on fire, in the Ekiugbo community of Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
According to a source, the suspect had been consistently involved in theft activities, he was caught by the community vigilantes before he was set ablaze by the mob.
The source said: “The deceased was set ablaze at Iwhrenene junction after all attempts to stop him from stealing. Anytime the boy was caught stealing, he was always set free. Some people bought a tricycle for him to earn a living, he abandoned the tricycle and began a bricklaying job.
“He left the bricklaying job and was caught stealing the building materials at a hotel site before he was set ablaze by the mob from the community.”
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe did not pick his calls or responded to messages sent to him for comment at press time, same with the community vigilante Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Ovwigho.