One
out of three suspects who on Sunday, attempted to steal the recently
completed water pump at the Primary Health Care Centre in Benue State,
was caught and set ablaze by an angry mob.
Scene of the lynching
A very unfortunate theif who was caught while trying to steal water
pump at the Primary Health Care Centre located in the community in
Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, was on Sunday set ablaze
by angry mobs in Gbatse community.
Speaking to a correspondent, a community youth leader identified as
Adanyi Gbatse, said the unknown man and others, at large, gained
entrance into the fenced area where the pump had been installed and
tried to dismantle it.
It was learnt that at midnight, vigilant neighbours who usually
kept an eye on the place as a result of its importance to the community,
noticed movement within the premises of the motorized borehole.
The youth leader said one of the suspects was apprehended when he
tried to start the motorcycle they had brought to use to facilitate
their escape but it failed to start, adding that during interrogation,
the suspect refused to give information about who he was and where he
came from, but rather became violent and started a fight, which resulted
in his being lynched and burnt.
District Head of Mbayegh, Chief Nathaniel Hoyo, confirmed the
incident and stated that the rural Divisional Police Officer, Assistant
Superintendent of Police, Emmanuel Igwe, informed him about the
development.
According to another source, David Mzer, the recovered items which
included a motorcycle, a hammer, two spanners and an iron rod have been
sent to the Divisional Headquarters in Lessel for onward forwarding to
the Zonal Office at Gboko for further investigation.
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