They were suspected to have attempted to steal a car on the Solomon
Lar Way, Utako, as they were tortured with iron rods,stones while
others hurled missiles at
them.
Some people in the crowd at
the busy mall where the
failed car theft was said to
have occurred, chased the
suspects as they tried to
escape in their getaway vehicle, an Abuja painted
Volkswagen Golf taxi cab,
with no number plates.
The suspects, obviously
aware of the consequences
should they be caught, drove
off rather desperately but
ended up crashing into a
protective concrete slab. They abandoned the car and
took to their heels but the
crowd caught up with them,
near a vulcaniser's shed, and
in less than 10 minutes, they
were bleeding profusely from the beating and stoning they
were subjected to. With tires not far away,
shouts of: "bring matches,"
"bring petrol," "yes, burn
them, "beat them," filled the
air and, but for the
intervention of a good Samaritan, they would have
been burnt alive. The police arrived in time and whisked them away.
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