Four Robbers Set Ablaze in Imo By Mobs

Four robbers were, yesterday, burnt at Amakohia, near Owerri, while attempting to rob staff of Mary Sumner Primary School of their valuables.

Vanguard investigations revealed that the gang of about six robbers stormed the primary school, owned by the Anglican Diocese of Owerri, at about 9am.

A witness, who simply identified himself as Nkechi, said: "Six hefty boys stormed the school premises on four motorcycles and started terrorising the teachers who were mainly women.

"An alarm was raised and people rushed into the school premises. On seeing the advancing crowd, the robbers made spirited attempt to escape."

Nkechi said the people on rescue mission gave the robbers a hot chase and nabbed four of them, while two escaped. She added that they were beaten mercilessly and then set on fire.

One of the dead hoodlums was identified simply as Chinedu and the robbers were all said to be natives of Orji, Owerri North Local Government Area of the state.

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An interesting aspect of the macabre show was introduced when relations of the dead gangsters were heard insisting that since their relations had been killed, the runaway members of the gang must be fished out and punished as well.

Some of the people interviewed recalled that the bandits had been terrorising the area before they met their waterloo.

All efforts made to get in touch with the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Linus Nwaiwu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, at press time failed proved futile.

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