Two suspected armed robbers were today burnt to death in Onitsha along
Old Road Nkpor, opposite First Bank. The suspects operating on
motorbike were said to have snatched a bag containing cash withdrawn
by a female customer of the First Bank.
Eyewitnesses say they collected the money at gunpoint as onlookers who
noticed what was happening chased them, caught them and beat them
mercilessly with sticks and stones before setting them ablaze.
An eyewitness who simply identified himself as Mr Sam urged Governor
Willie Obiano to tighten security in Onitsha and its environs to
curtail these incessant robbers operating on motorbike commonly known
as Okada.
Another eyewitness Ugochukwu Obinma lamented that crime rate has
increased in Onitsha since the Governor banned Okada.
Recall that three weeks ago, two armed robbers operating on motorbike
were also burnt to death at building material market Ogidi along
Onitsha - Enugu Expressway while trying to dispossess an Hausa trader
of his cash.
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