Robber almost lynched by mob when he tried rob boutique in Lagos

Isaac Dachen 15:14 - 04 April 2016

The beaten Ikoyi thief

An unfortunate member of a robbery gang barely managed to escape death after an angry mob apprehended him during an operation.

But divine intervention, a member of a robbery gang would have been

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The incident happened at about 6am along Abiku Oki Street in Marina area of Lagos State, when the gang numbering five, stormed a boutique that sells men clothing accessory.

The robbers had allegedly broken into the store when the security men became aware of the attack and went after them. As the criminals tried to escape, they injured one of the security men but one of them was not so lucky as he was caught and beaten to a pulp before a police team arrived and rescued him.

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