Two suspected carjackers were on Sunday set ablaze by a mob in Anambra State.
The incident happened in the morning hours at Mmili Ezi Igbo, Oraukwu, in the Idemmili North Local Government Area of the state.
Eyewitnesses said the robbers had snatched a Toyota Camry at the Mmili Ezi Igbo axis of the community which caused the local vigilantes to go after them following a distress call.
A member of the vigilance group who pleaded anonymity, said ” My team had engaged the suspects in a gun battle before they fell to our superior firepower.
“The suspects have been terrorising that area of the community for a long time before they met their end.
“We were getting ready to take the suspects to the police when some angry youths overwhelmed us and set them ablaze.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident, stating that investigations had commenced ascertaining what really transpired.
The PPRO said, “Normalcy has been restored at the place by the police. We have been able to calm the angry mob. Meanwhile, police have started investigating the matter to know what actually transpired.”
