Anambra state Police command on Friday disclosed that they arrested one kidnap suspect while six others escaped, abandoning their two victims at Obosi, Idemili north local government area.
Its Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga, who made the disclosure in a statement, however, said the arrested suspect had been set ablaze by a mob before their arrival.
“Preliminary information shows that security operatives intercepted a seven-man kidnap gang along Awada. In an attempt to arrest the criminals, six out of the gang members escaped and abandoned both the victim’s vehicle and their operational vehicle.
“The seventh person arrested was lynched by an angry mob and set ablaze before police operatives could arrive at the scene. Consequently, the Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng, condemned the mob action.
“Meanwhile, Police operatives have initiated an operation aimed at arresting the fleeing gang members and suspects who took laws into their hands by setting ablaze the arrested suspect.”
