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.

Danladi     Rasaq Jimoh     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Ndakene     Okeose Christian Cementary     Dumagi     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Adeleke Ogungbe     Gbugbu     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Pakata Development Association     Monthly Sanitation     Millennium Development Goals     Dan Iya     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     08001000100     Tunji Arosanyin     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     UNIFEMGA     Kwara Metro Park     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Isiaka Oniwa     Mahee Abdulkadir     Ayegbeni     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Democracy Day     Matthew Okedare     Kwara Pdp     Sabo-Oke     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Durbar     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Lanwa     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Agboola Abdulraheem     Chikanda     Ayedun     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Jebba     Tafida Of Ilorin     Zaratu Umar     Mamatu Abdullahi     Dunmade     Towoju     SDP     Facebook     Ladi Hassan     Doyin Awoyale     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Kwabes     Azeez Bello     Alanamu     Unicontinental Construction Company     Ike Ekweremadu     Reuben Paraje     Musa Alhassan Buge     Ahmed     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Biliaminu Aliu     Mazars Consulting     Lanre Issa Onilu     Kwara 2015     Adamu Attah     Peter Obi     Suleman Abubakar     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Radio SBS     Salman Alada     Hassanat Bello     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     National Pilot     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Patience Jonathan     Sherif Sagaya     Mazars Consulting     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Tunde Akanbi     Ajakaye     Emmanuel Bello     Ilorin Emirate     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Bukola Saraki     Teachers Specific Allowance     Magaji Are     Bolaji Aladie     Olatunde Olukoya     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Oluranti Idowu     SDP     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Offa Grammer School     A.E. Afolabi     Atiku Abubakar     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Salihu S. Yaru     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Kwarareports.com     Mamman Saba Jibril     Ilesha-Baruba     Roseline Oni Aremu     Makama Of Kaiama     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Alabe     Raymond Olaitan     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Mufti Of Ilorin     Photo News     Gbugbu     Shola Odetundun     Ibrahim Abikan     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Olayinka Are     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Abdulquawiy Olododo     National Pilot     Musibau Akanji     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Binta Abubakar Mora     Salake     Gani Saadu     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Jawondo     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Busari Alabi Alausa     Idofin     Abraham Ojo     Press Release     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Alagbado     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Gbajabiamila     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Lanre Badmas     Ahman Pategi     Olatunji Bamgbola     Abdulkareem Alabi     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Aliyu Salihu     IFK     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     SUBEB     Aminu Adisa Logun     Reuben Paraje     TVC Female National Debate     Kola Ologbondiyan