Jungle Justice: Mob In Calabar Hack Suspected Thieves, Set Their Getaway Car Ablaze (Photo)
Three suspected criminals, who allegedly specialise in snatching bags from women in Calabar, Cross River State, were on Tuesday hacked with machetes till they were almost dead by residents of the area. Punchreports that the suspected criminals had successfully snatched a bag containing money from a woman who had just stepped out of First Bank premises along Calabar Road and sped off. But unknown to the suspects, another unidentified lady in a car spotted what happened and gave chase with some other drivers. They intercepted the Volkswagen car at Goldie/Atu junction where an angry mob later took over. According to an eyewitness and a newspaper vendor, identified simply as Asuquo: "They snatched a bag from the woman on Calabar Road and drove through Target down toGoldie here, where they were accosted by the mob. A lady who saw them when the thieves snatched the bag raised the alarm as she was driving and those people joined her in the chase. "When the men got to Goldi...