Three suspected criminals, who allegedly specialized
in snatching bags from women in Calabar, Cross River State, were on Tuesday
hacked with machetes almost to the point of death by residents of the area.
The suspected criminals were trailed by
eyewitnesses after they had allegedly succeeded in snatching the bag of an
unidentified woman who had just come out from a bank in the area.
The Volkswagen Vento salon car which was
allegedly used for the operation was also set ablaze by the angry mob.
An eyewitness and a newspaper vendor, identified
simply as Asuquo, said the thieves snatched the bag containing an unspecified
sum of money from the woman who stepped out of First Bank premises along
Calabar Road and sped off.
He explained that unknown to the suspects,
another unidentified lady had driven behind them in company with others after
she spotted what had happened. They intercepted the Volkswagen car at
Goldie/Atu junction where an angry mob later took over.
Meanwhile, two robbers operating in a commercial
tricycle around the Anantigha area of Calabar were killed on Monday, while
their tricycle was set ablaze. Another suspected criminal was almost lynched
along Uwanse Street, but was rescued by the police who whisked him away.
Another resident of Uwanse, Mr. Moses Etim, said
the residents decided to form vigilance groups to tackle the increasing crime
rate in the city.
He said the level of insecurity in the area was
frightening, adding, “that is why we decided to protect ourselves from these
criminals.”
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