show love to his lover on Valentine's Day by
any means possible, has been burnt to death
by an irate mob in Warri, Delta State.
The Valentine lover was lynched and burnt to
death by the mob after his failed attempt to
steal gift items he intended to present to his
lover from a boutique in Udu area of Delta
State.
The deceased was reported to have stolen
some clothes from a roadside boutique along
Orhurunwho Road near Warri, but was not
lucky as the shop owner raised an alarm
when he attempted to escape.
It was gathered that the deceased had gone
to the boutique pretending to be shopping
for his girlfriend for the Valentine's Day when
he suddenly brought out a gun to intimidate
both the shop owner and her sales girl.
He was, however, given a hot chase as he
stepped out of the shop after picking the few
items in a bag and the shop owner (a lady),
raised an alarm, which attracted her
neighbours.
The robber lover, however, remained unrelenting as he shot into the air when it became obvious that those chasing him were catching up with him. The gunshot that was meant to create panic did not yield its desired result as those chasing after him intensified the hot chase.
He was later caught with a rubber bag
containing female clothes and about five pairs of jean material, which he said he stole as valentine gifts for his girlfriend since he could not afford to buy.
The irate mob that chased the deceased
lynched and burnt him alive, close to the
popular Esco Superstore, along the ever-busy
road.
The incident, which happened about 6:30
p.m., caused heavy traffic gridlock along the
road where hundreds of residents thronged
to catch a glimpse of the deceased.
But in a swift reaction, the state police chief,
Mamman Tsafe, said there was no need for
people to take laws into their hands especially
now that the police were on top of security
situation in the metropolis.
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