Two suspected armed robbers have met their Waterloo in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
The duo was suspected to be a torn in the flesh of residents of Atim Edem Rise and Efio Okoho neighborhoods in the Calabar South LGA.
It was gathered that one of the suspects was caught in the wee hours of Tuesday morning while burgling a home in the Efio Okoho neighborhood.
However, residents of the area, who had got fed up by countless robbery attacks ired of his persistent robberies, overpower him.
According to an anonymous resident: “He was dragged to the Efio Okoho junction in front of a private hotel. The robber was mercilessly beaten, and they brought condemned tyres, where he was reportedly burnt.”
In a similar incident on Saturday, another suspect was also alleged to be a known criminal, who repeatedly robbed and intimidated residents, instilling fear in them was nabbed on Atim Edem Rise Street, not far from Ibesikpo Road Calabar.
It was learnt that the same machete he used in his robbery enterprise was used to kill him.
However, Irene Ugbo, the spokesperson of the state police command, warned the public against recourse to jungle justice.
He advised them to always be hand over apprehended suspects to the police for proper interrogation and possible prosecution.
