A suspected kidnapper has been set on fire by angry indigenes of the Ogbunike community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The mob also rescued a female victim held by the gang.
It was gathered that indigenes of the community block the road leading to Ogidi, a neighbouring community in Idemili North Local Government Area, where the kidnappers used as their hideout and arrested them.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, said the police operatives in the area could not save one of the suspects who had been burnt alive before their arrival.
Ikenga said, “In the early hours of today 3/5/2023, police operatives attached to Ogbunike Division responding to a distress call along St Monica College Road, Ogbunike, arrested one Mr Jamui Emiron ‘m’ aged 22 years and recovered one already damaged yellow Mitsubishi L300 bus with Anambra reg nos: UKP 729 A.
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“The suspect was among a gang of armed robbers that attacked and robbed occupants of a residential house in Ezi-Ogidi, abducted a female victim and was en route to their den before police were alerted.
“The members of the neighbourhood had already supported the police by blocking the exit points within the area, intercepting the vehicle and apprehended two of the gang members, while others escaped.
“Unfortunately, upon the arrival of the police operatives, one of the suspects has already been set ablaze by the mob, and the criminals’ operational vehicle damaged. The operatives rescued the victim, and arrested the second suspect and also impounded the vehicle.”
The police spokesperson said the rescued kidnap victim was already receiving treatment in the hospital, while the arrested suspect was helping police with investigation.