Two suspected phone thieves were set ablaze by an irate mob on Friday in Plateau State.
The incident occurred in the Kabong community of Jos North Local Government Area in the early hours of the day.
Eyewitnesses reported that the suspects were attacking passersby and road users with weapons, robbing them of phones and other valuables.
Angered by the incident, onlookers reportedly mustered the courage to pursue them.
While some of the suspects managed to escape, two were caught and set ablaze by the mob.
A resident of the Kabong community, Mathew Ignatius, confirmed the incident to The PUNCH, saying: “It happened this Friday morning. Some persons suspected to be cultists were attacking people and collecting their phones and money.
“This wasn’t the first time they had been terrorising the community, especially in the early mornings, at noon, and late evenings, seizing…