A suspected thief met his untimely death on Monday in Umuchima Community, West LGA of Imo State when irate mob set him ablaze beyond recognition.
An eye witness disclosed that luck ran out of the suspect whose identity is yet to be ascertained when the victim a member of a three man robbery gang attempted to steal a motorcycle from a commercial motorcycle operator, otherwise known as Okada in the area.
It all started when a group of people in Arusi lodge located in the community organized themselves to be checking every motorcycle that passes in the area, because of the problems they have been passing through. On that fateful day several motorcycles were checked but one of them suspected to be a criminal refused to be checked.
During a heated argument, the three men on the motorcycle failed in their attempt to escape as two of them managed to flee leaving behind one of them with a bag containing a gun, an axe and other weapons which were believed they use to carryout their operations.
Trumpeta gathered that the suspected criminal was instantly given a jungle justice when he was set ablaze by vigilante boys who quickly arrived the scene when contacted.
