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Angry youths set suspected thieves on fire in Benue

Angry youths set ablaze two suspected armed robbers in the early hours of Monday opposite Divine Mercy Minor Seminary school at Kanshio , a suburb of Makurdi in Benue State.

According to Daily Trust, the suspects, who were initially three but one of them escaped during the pursuit, had forcefully gained entrance into a residence in Kanshio in an attempt to rob a family after shooting sporadically to wade off intervention.

However, luck ran out on them when the head of the family was said to have summoned courage and grabbed one of them, an action which propelled the two others to engage the brave man until they rescued their colleague.

The aforementioned publication reported that a resident explained that the suspects, after rescuing their member, retreated by climbing through the fence and fleeing on a waiting motorcycle at the roadside but their victims raised an alarm which attracted some vigilant youths in the area.

The youths, as further learnt, chased the suspects to the point where two of them were trapped in the vicinity opposite the seminary and immediately set ablaze while the remaining one jumped through the seminary fence and escaped.

The State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident in a text message, “Incidents confirmed. Investigation is ongoing, please.”

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