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Two suspected phone thieves beaten to coma in Jos

The suspects were caught around Ring Road area of Jos on Friday morning, January 7, after they snatched a phone from a woman who boarded their Keke.

A mob has descended heavily on two suspected phone thieves after they were caught in Jos, Plateau state.

The suspects were caught around Ring Road area of Jos on Friday morning, January 7, after they snatched a phone from a woman who boarded their Keke and beaten to a pulp.

It was gathered that they were escaping with the phone when a commercial bus driver who witnessed the robbery pursued them.

The driver was said to have hit their tricycle with his vehicle, forcing them to stop.

Residents of the area descended on the suspects and beat them to stupor before police officers arrived the scene and rescued them.

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