A mob in Awka, the Anambra state capital over the weekend set two alleged thieves on fire at Regina Caeli Junction, along the Awka – Onitsha Expressway.

According to reports, the suspects were allegedly caught attempting to snatch a phone from a passerby. They were however apprehended at Club Road and were dragged from there to the junction where they were eventually set ablaze.

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In Onitsha, Nkpor and Obosi areas of Anambra State, suspected thieves are usually set ablaze by angry mobs, perhaps, to serve as a deterrent to others plotting to steal.

The state police command is yet to comment on this development.