JUST IN: Outraged Youths in Calabar Lynch Armed Robber, Set Another on Fire

Two armed robbers, who had been terrorizing the Atim Edem Rise and Efio Okoho neighborhoods in Calabar South LGA, Cross River State, met a violent end at the hands of angry residents yesterday. The suspects’ identities were not available at the time of this report, but eyewitnesses confirmed they lived in the same neighborhoods they targeted.....Read Full Article>>

According to Reuben Akabom, an eyewitness, one of the suspects, a young man around 35 years old, was caught in the early hours of Tuesday while attempting to break into a home in the Efio Okoho area. This time, fed-up residents overpowered him.

“He was dragged to Efio Okoho junction near a private hotel, beaten severely, and then burned with old tyres,” Akabom reported. When our reporter arrived, the man’s charred remains were being removed, likely for burial at an undisclosed location.

A similar incident took place on Saturday on Atim Edem Rise Street, close to Ibesikpo Road, where another known criminal was apprehended. Residents reported that he had been repeatedly robbing and intimidating them. Inyang Ekpenyong, a local youth leader, said the mob used the suspect’s own machete against him.

Reports indicate that armed robbery has been on the rise again in these Calabar South communities. On Sunday, Obong Ete, a landlord on Waddel Lane near Mbukpa Road, was apprehended by tenants after allegedly stealing from them. The tenants were permitted to take turns flogging him.

Reacting to the incidents, Irene Ugbo, the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, condemned the practice of jungle justice and urged residents to hand over all suspects to the police for proper interrogation and prosecution.