Some residents of the Misau local government area of Bauchi State mobbed and killed one of the robbery gangs who attacked the town, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said.
The State Command of NSCDC said it arrested and paraded four other suspected armed robbers.
Police spokesman DSC Fatima Adamu said that a distress call of robbery activity around an old burial ground area in Misau was reported and it was acted on.
She said that operatives of the Corps found that one of the robbery suspects had been apprehended by an angry mob in the community.
The suspect confessed they were six in number as he was beaten to a coma before being taken to the General Hospital, Misau where he was later certified dead by a medical doctor.
“Four members of the gang have been arrested by operatives of the Corps namely: Jamilu Ibrahim 22 years, resident of Railway quarters, Bauchi, Nuhu Yau 19 years, resident of Unguwan Karofi, Bauchi, Abubakar Abdulmumin 22 years, resident of Railway quarters, close to ECWA 2 church, Bauchi and Alhassan Hussaini, 20 years, resident of Unguwan Kandahar, Bauchi. Other members are still at large.
“The Exhibits recovered from them at the point of arrest include, cutlasses, locally made ammunition, daggers/knives, smartphones, and assorted charms.”
