ROBBERY SUSPECTS ALMOST BEATEN TO DEATH IN ILORIN BY ANGRY MOB

Two robbery suspects, members of a robbery syndicate that specialize
in snatching money and valuables from unsuspecting passengers were
nabbed by angry mob along stadium road, Ilorin on Wednesday.
According to the unsuspecting victim, "I went to change some currency
from naira to dollarsat a bureau de change. After the transactions, I
stopped the taxi with the men inside. Getting to my destination, I
asked the driver to stop but he said he wanted to pick someone ahead
before dropping me so he moved up a bit and stopped.
I tried to open the door but it was difficult so the man near me moved
closer to me, I never suspected he wanted to rob me, tried to assist
in opening the door. As I dropped from the cab, I discovered that I
have been robbed so I quickly raised alarm, they quickly threw down my
money and sped off, so passers bye assisted in giving them a hot chase
with Okada and apprehended the two of them".
It took the quick intervention of men from Special Anti Robbery
Squared, SARS, for the suspects not to have died of the beating
sustained by angry mob.
The robbers were arrested in a Mazda taxi cab, The Police Public
relations Officer, DSP, Femi Fabode confirmed the arrest of the
robbers and stated that they actually specialize in robbing people
coming from banks adding that they have their own taxi with which they
monitor bank customers and pretend that they are taxi drivers on
commercial duty.