A suspected motorcycle snatcher was on Tuesday morning lynched and set ablaze by a mob along Ibrahim Kashim Road in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
Eyewitnesses said two passengers had hired an okada rider to the Railway Quarters area, where another gang member was already waiting. On arrival, the supposed passengers alighted, and the waiting accomplice attacked the rider with scissors, stabbing him multiple times. The suspects then attempted to escape with the motorcycle.
However, one of the suspects reportedly fell off during the escape and was overpowered by residents, who dragged him onto the road and set him on fire. Police and sanitation workers later evacuated the remains.
The Police Public Relations Officer for Benue State Command, DSP Udeme Edet, confirmed the incident but said details would be provided later.
