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Mob Kills Man in Zamfara Over Witchcraft Allegation

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:00:09 +0000

A man identified as Sharahu Haruna was killed during a mob attack in Gidan Katakare community, Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State, following accusations of witchcraft involving a relative. The incident reportedly occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, April 11, when residents accused Haruna Lawali of allegedly bewitching a woman, identified as Nafisa [...]

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Mob Kills Two Artisans Mistaken for Robbers in Edo

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:30:52 +0000

Two artisans, identified as Osamudiamen Ehigie and Nosa Aghimie, were reportedly lynched by a mob after being mistaken for armed robbers in the Amagba community, Benin City, Edo State. According to sources, the victims, who were welders, were returning from a project site in the community around 6 p.m. on November 16 when they encountered [...]

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Mob Sets Revenue Collectors Ablaze in Onitsha Over Fatal Accident

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:00:22 +0000

Two revenue collectors allegedly working with the Anambra State government were set ablaze by an irate mob in Onitsha on Friday following the death of a bystander. The tragic incident occurred at Old Market Road, along Venn Road by Egerton, when a tipper driver, reportedly chased by the revenue agents, lost control of his vehicle. [...]

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Police Confirm Mob Lynching of Suspected Criminal in Rivers State

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:00:41 +0000

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that an angry mob lynched an unidentified man suspected of attempting to commit a crime in Port Harcourt. In a statement, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed that the body of the man was discovered along Olu Obasanjo Road. “Preliminary findings suggest that the individual [...]

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Irate Youths Set Suspected Armed Robber Ablaze in Makurdi

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:00:15 +0000

A suspected armed robber was set ablaze by irate youths in the Makurdi Modern Market area of Makurdi, Benue State, on Friday. The incident occurred after the suspect, part of a robbery gang, was caught while his accomplices managed to escape. The suspect had broken into two shops around 3:30 am before proceeding to attack [...]

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Suspected Armed Robber Mobbed To Death In Ondo

Abiodun A. — Wed, 19 May 2021 21:30:28 +0000

A suspected armed robber named Emmanuel who has been terrorising the residents of Ayede-Ogbese in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State has been mobbed to death. It was gathered that the suspect who had been convicted earlier had been on the watch list of residents of the town after he was released, returned [...]

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Mob Kills Five Bandits in Kaduna

Abiodun A. — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 20:44:09 +0000

A mob of angry villagers has killed five bandits and one other knocked down in Sanga and Lere Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kaduna State, security agencies have reported on Friday. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident noted that it occurred on Thursday. Two of [...]

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Mob Burns Down Police Station After an Officer Shoots Motorcycle Operator in Anambra

Abiodun A. — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:01:09 +0000

A mob on Wednesday set ablaze a police station in Igboukwu in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State following the shooting of a motorcycle operator. According to the eyewitnesses, police officers on duty in the area killed a commercial motorcyclist on Tuesday night after shooting him over extortion. Angered by the killing of [...]

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Mob Justice:Man Gets Burnt After Allegedly Stealing Motorcycle In Oyo State

Abiodun A. — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:56:42 +0000

A suspected robber has been beaten up and set ablaze by an angry crowd in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The police authorities confirmed that the incident occurred at about 7:30 on Friday morning at the 110 Roundabout area of Odo-Ona in Ibadan. They noted that the suspect and his accomplice, both said to be [...]

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Mob sets Man Ablaze for Phone Theft in Delta

Abiodun A. — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:31:28 +0000

A suspected thief was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob in Idjerhe community, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State on Tuesday morning, November 24. The InfoStride gathered that the suspect, who was part of a two-man gang accosted a lady with a toy gun and snatched her mobile phone and [...]

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Angry Mob Lynched Motorcycle Thief In Niger State

Abiodun A. — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 13:03:51 +0000

A alleged motorcycle thief in Niger state was lynched by an angry mob on Sunday. In particular, the incident occurred in the state’s Dusen Kura Gwari, Bosso Local Government District. Equally significant, in a statement released in Minna on Sunday, the spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, revealed this. Abiodun said [...]

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Charly Boy Escapes Mob Over His Popular Protest

David Folami — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:41:17 +0000

Charly Boy and his ‘Resume or Resign’ protesters have experienced attacked in Abuja. The group was attacked by thugs with stones after they protested at the famous Wuse market in Abuja on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. A twitter user tweeted “We just went to Wuse market for mobilization against 100 days event tomorrow & a [...]

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