Two men were k!lled in Abuja by an angry mob who accused them of being 'one-chance' robbers.

 

An angry mob has k!lled two men along the Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after they accused them of robbing a woman and throwing her out of their moving vehicle.

 

It was gathered that the incident happened around 3pm on Saturday, February 15, 2025 when the suspects,  operating in a commercial vehicle, were accused of robbing the woman travelling from the Gosa area to the city.

 

According to an eyewitness, the suspects forced the woman out of the vehicle after disposing of her belongings.

 

The driver of the vehicle behind them almost hit the woman, but they managed to stop just in time, as reported by the eyewitness.

 

The driver proceeded to chase the robbers while honking to alert other road users.

 

The pursuit grew in popularity as more motorists and bystanders joined in. The escape attempt ended at ACO Estate Junction when a motorist blocked their path while they attempted to turn back towards Gosa.

 

After abandoning their vehicle, the suspects tried to flee on foot, but the growing mob quickly overwhelmed them.

 

The eyewitness claims that one of the suspects was initially intercepted and severely beaten before being set on fire.

 

The second suspect was thrown into a roadside gutter and remained motionless, which caused many to assume he was dead.

 

The eyewitness who had been filming the events realized that the suspect was still alive after closer inspection.

 

“I went closer and saw that he was just sitting in the gutter. I started recording again, and people were asking him questions,” the eyewitness recounted.

 

“They asked for his name, but he refused to say. When they asked where he was from, he said Ogun State. They also asked if he was Yoruba, and he confirmed it.”

 

As the interrogation continued, the mob members who had initially assumed he was dead started to gather again. At certain moments, the aggression resurrected.

 

“They started coming back, one by one. Then they poured fuel on him, intending to set him on fire like they did with the other one."

 

The suspect attempted to flee. He stumbled out of the gutter and ran towards a nearby church, Foundation of Truth Assembly (FOTA), possibly in search of shelter.

 

The previous beating left him extremely weak. he approached the church, someone shouted that they shouldn’t k!ll him there. So, they dragged him away from the church premises to another property nearby."

 

The mob continued to attack him, pelting him with stones until he fell to his death.

 

The mob allegedly burned down the vehicle that was used to perpetrate their crimes.