Suspected Okada thief burnt to death by angry mob in Ilorin

Date: 2021-05-02

A suspected motorcyclist theft specialist met his waterloo on Friday in Ilorin as an angry mob around Maraba area of the state capital set him ablaze for allegedly stealing a motorcycle popularly called okada.

Sunday Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident happened around the Akerebiata area on Friday night when the deceased accompanied by an accomplice, shot the owner in the leg at gunpoint and forcefully took the Okada from him.

Their attempt to escape after some youths gave them a chase from the spot of the incident however led to their involvement in an accident around Maraba which led to one of them falling off the bike.

The angry mob after beating him black and blue thereafter took a used tyre, sprinkle petrol on it put it on the suspect in the middle of the road, and set him ablaze.

The residents watched as the suspect was roasted alive on the road.

When Sunday Vanguard visited the scene yesterday, his charred remains have been removed.

Speaking on the issue, a resident of the area who does not want his name in print said, "We learnt they snatched an okada around Akerebiata after shooting the owner.

"But in the attempt to escape, some of the youths around summoned courage mobilised themselves and gave them a hot chase which led to the apprehension of one of them who fell off the motorcycle after hitting a vehicle around Maraba Junction.

"They intercepted and overpowered him, collected his gun, and burnt him to death after he had been seriously beaten with blood all over his body.

"The incident happened around 8 pm last night and the body was still at the spot where he was lynched around 9:30 am this morning", the source added.

Speaking on the development, the state Police Public Relationelation Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi (SP) who confirmed the incident said the investigation is ongoing to determine the fact that lead to the incident.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Dauda Adesola     Kawu Baraje     Ilesha-Gwanara     Yakubu Gobir     Government High School Adeta     Oniye     Adesoye     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Kayode Zubair     Ajibike Katibi     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Ifelodun     Taofeeq Olateju     Quranic Recitation Competition     Kwarareports.com     Edret Sabi Abel     John Mayokun Dada     Bisi Kristien     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Abdulkareem Alabi     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Iyeru Grammar School     Sunset Workers     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Emir Of Yashikira     Ajidagba     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Ejidongari     Maryam Nurudeen     Aisha Ahman Pategi     KwaraLearn     Funke Adedoyin     Tafida Of Kaiama     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Rihanat Ajia     CKNG     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     David Adesina     Kwarareports     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     John Olajide Adedipe     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Aminat Omodara     Boko Haram     PharmAccess Foundation     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Wasiu Onidugbe     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Baba Issa Awoye     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Idris Garuba     Bukola Saraki     Emmanuel Bello     Lanre Olosunde     Labour Party     Bankole Omisore     Moses Afolayan     Hassan Taiye Salam     The Herald     Razaq Atunwa     Oke-Odo     Ilesha-Baruba     MAI Akande     Kwara State Television     Akeem Lawal     Adanla-Irese    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saadu Yusuf     Saad Omo\'ya     Sheikh Alimi     Odo-Owa     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Inside Kwara     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Fareedah Dankaka     Salami Adekunle     Seed Technologies     MMWG     Danhawa     Tinubu     JUSUN     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Demola Banu     Asa     Iqra Books     Tunji Arosanyin     Saliu Mustapha     Kwara Liberation Group     Ilorin Amusement Park     High Court     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Wale Oladepo     Idi-Ape     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Madawaki     Oro Grammar School     College Of Education     Revenue Court     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     University Road     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Osuwa     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Kwara 2023     Hassan A. Saliu     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Valsolar     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Abatemi Usman     Alfa Yahaya Road     CT Ayeni     Olupako Of Share     BECE     Kwara State Governor     Apaola     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Garba Idris Ajia     Ahman Pategi University     Aliyu Sabi     Yashikira     Kamaldeen Kehinde     2023 Elections     John Obuh     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Kwara State Fire Service     Buhari     Sola Saraki University     Sheriff Shagaya     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Zara Umar     Babajide Ajayi     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Ariyo     Ibrahim Akaje     Awili Pedro     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Oyawoye     Kwara University Of Education     Prince Sunday Fagbemi