An angry mob on Friday night reportedly burnt three suspects involved in the murder of a traditional ruler in Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Naia News learnt that eyewitnesses who spoke to Daily Post said the suspects were burnt to death after confessing to the killing of the traditional ruler of Kwallak community, Ponzhi Kwallak.
The monarch was reportedly attacked and killed in his residence on Thursday night after assailants stormed his home and robbed him of his motorcycle, mobile phone, and other valuables.
The incident threw the community into mourning and tension as a manhunt was launched for the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
According to the aforementioned publication, the three suspects were apprehended while trying to sell the stolen motorcycle and during interrogation, they reportedly confessed to the crime, which led to the jungle justice meted out on them.
A resident, who also witnessed the incident, told journalists that some youths had attempted to hand the suspects over to security operatives before hoodlums in their numbers overpowered the youths, seized them, and set them ablaze not far from the Council Secretariat.
The resident said, “Members of the community caught the suspects where they wanted to sell the motorcycle and they confessed to the crime, before the angry mob descended on them and burnt them.”
At the time of filing this report, the state Police spokesman, DSP Alfred Alabo, has yet to issue any statement regarding the incident.
