Mob sets two suspected phone thieves ablaze in Warri, Delta ( photos)

A mob set ablaze two suspected armed robbers at Ovwian after express junction before Ovwian Secondary School in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. 

The suspects had allegedly robbed a woman of her mobile phones and an unspecified amount of money around 1 pm on Sunday, along the Ovwian road before Ovwian Secondary School.

It was gathered that the scream of the woman attracted members of the community, who promptly laid an ambush for the robbers. In the process, the suspects were apprehended by the mob, who lynched and set them ablaze.

The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Adeleke Adeyinka, confirmed the incident.

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