The Bayelsa Police Command on Thursday warned residents
to refraim from taking the laws into their hands during crime incidents adding
that anyone arrested will be prosecuted.
The warning is coming on the heels of Thursday’s mob
action against two armed robbery suspects ‘caught in the act’ at Green Villa
Road, Biogbolo area of Yenagoa.
It was learnt that residents and sympathizers who responded
to distress calls for help from an operators of a Point of Sales (PoS) terminal
cash operator apprehended the two armed robbers and disarmed them and beat them
to death.
The irate mob took the remains of the two robbers into
the Lexus car in which they operated with and set it ablaze and watched it burn
to ashes before the arrival of the Police.
CHARRED REMAINS OF THE CAR USED BY THE ROBBERS AT THE CRIME SCENE |
Mr Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police and
Spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command in a reaction to the incident said the
act was condemnable adding that the Command had commenced investigations.
“ Bayelsa State Police
Command have condemned the mob action which led to the death of two yet to be
identified Male adults at Biogbolo, Yenagoa.
“The Commissioner of
Police CP Uche Anozia has ordered investigation and those responsible for
the act will be arrested and prosecuted,” Butswat said.
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