Suspected bike thief lynched in FCT market
A suspected motorcycle thief, simply identified as Dan Baba, has been reportedly lynched by an irate mob in the Kwaita village market in the Kwali Area Council of the FCT. A resident of Kwaita village, Usman Yunusa, said the incident happened on Wednesday around 4:12 p.m. at the village market. He said the suspect allegedly […]
A suspected motorcycle thief, simply identified as Dan Baba, has been reportedly lynched by an irate mob in the Kwaita village market in the Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
A resident of Kwaita village, Usman Yunusa, said the incident happened on Wednesday around 4:12 p.m. at the village market.
He said the suspect allegedly stole a bike from where the owner parked it and he tried to escape through Pukafa village.
He said in the process, a large number of Okada riders (motorcycle drivers) pursued him and flagged him down near the neighboring Pukafa village, where they descended on him.
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He said the Okada riders used firewood and other hard objects to hit the suspect until he gave up.
Yunusa said the suspect had been arrested on different occasions for snatching motorcycles around Kwaita market, Kwali market, Piri, and Bako as well as Dagiri in the area council.
According to him, the suspect had died before the arrival of the vigilantes at the scene.
A member of the vigilante, Ibrahim Musa, confirmed the inciden.
A police source at Kwali Division, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the incident, saying the police are investigating the matter.