The police in Akwa Ibom State have launched a manhunt for members of a mob who allegedly beat and set ablaze an unidentified man accused of attempting to steal a motorcycle in Uyo.
The incident occurred at about 7:05 a.m. on Wednesday, at Ikpe Ikot Akpan Village, along the Ikot Ekpene-Uyo Road, Timfon John, the police spokesperson in the state, said in a statement.
Ms John, a deputy superintendent of police, said the slain man was “accused of attempting to steal a motorcycle belonging to Idoroenyin Udo.”
According to the police, Mr Udo resisted the alleged theft and raised an alarm, prompting some people in the area to pursue and apprehend the suspect.
Rather than hand him over to the police, the mob assaulted him and later set him ablaze, killing him.
