Benue Villagers Burn Bank Robber Suspect To Death (Viewer Discretion)

Pandemonium broke out in a border village of Konshisha
and Oju local government areas of Benue State when a
suspected criminal, who was among the armed robbers
that attacked a bank, was burnt to death.

Recall that suspected gunmen, armed with dangerous
weapons and ammunition, numbering about 20, had,
weekend, raided the First Bank branch in Vandeikya LGA
of the state, carting away huge sums of money, and killed
several others in the process.

The dare devil robbers had a gun battle with the police in
the area while trying to escape. The vehicle conveying the
robbers, however, crash landed and somersaulted into the
bush.

It was gathered that many of the robbers fled with bullet
wounds and unfortunately for one of them, was
apprehended by the villagers, and instantly set ablaze.
A villager who simply gave his name as Ejum told
newsmen yesterday that, “One of the robbers who was
trying to escape while the gun battle with the police was
ongoing fell into the hands of the villagers and was given
juggle justice”.

According to Ejum, the arrested culprit had confessed to
being a member of the robbery gang and that the
revelation angered the locals who could not wait for police
intervention as they hung tyre on his neck and set it on
fire.