{"id":92440,"date":"2022-03-04T12:25:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=92440"},"modified":"2022-03-04T12:25:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:25:05","slug":"three-suspected-thieves-burnt-to-death-in-anambra-police-reacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/three-suspected-thieves-burnt-to-death-in-anambra-police-reacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Suspected Thieves Burnt To Death In Anambra, Police Reacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Three men have been burnt to death by an irate mob on Thursday morning after they stole from a victim, his phone and tried to escape with a Tricycle.<\/p>\n<p>The incident which happened at the popular Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra state, has caused panic among the people in the area.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A source revealed to Pointblanknews.com that the men had already succeeded in disposing the victim of his belonging and tried escaping with the keke when it developed a fault.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The source said; \u201cThe incident happened at Upper Iweka motor park, almost in front of Star Sunny motor park, here in Onitsha.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe men who were operating with a tricycle stopped and dispossessed a man of his phone. As they went back into the tricycle and made to drive off, the tricycle malfunctioned and refused to start.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThey became panicky, and in the process, some boys who are loading vehicles in the motor park quickly descended on them, beating them up.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cSome people brought tyres and others brought fuel, and they were set ablaze immediately. Their remains are still here now smoking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the incident, the police spokesman in the state, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident but said before men of the command could get to the scene, the suspected thieves were already burnt to death.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAnambra Police Operatives have recovered a tricycle, handbag and an Infinix phone that was allegedly dispossessed from a female victim by hoodlums operating along Owerri road, Romchi transport park, Onitsha.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon police arrival, an angry mob had already set three of the hoodlums ablaze and the fourth person escaped<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, police operatives are already on the ground there and efforts are emplaced to bring normalcy to the area and possibly to apprehend the fleeing gang member.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three men have been burnt to death by an irate mob on Thursday morning after they stole from a victim, his phone and tried to escape with a Tricycle. 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