Two suspected robbers were burnt to death along Ekpo Abasi, near Yellow Duke Street, in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State after they were allegedly caught stealing a mobile phone.
Eyewitnesses who spoke to PUNCH Metro on Sunday in Calabar said the incident happened when the suspects reportedly snatched a phone from a resident and attempted to flee.
A resident of the area, Bassey Etim, said the suspects were attacked and apprehended by an angry mob who accused them of being part of a robbery gang terrorising the area.
He noted that the mob descended on the suspects and set them ablaze before security operatives could arrive at the scene, adding that both victims died on the spot.
“This kind of incident is shocking. They have been terrorising this area lately. They collect people’s phones and properties. This one, they robbed students of their phones, and today luck was not on their side.
