A 25 – year – old man simply identified as Monday, escaped lynching by angry mob after being apprehended with two live goats he allegedly stole at Obio Ndot community in Oruk Anam Local Goverment Area of Akwa Ibom State.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the suspect at the weekend came to the village from his base in Uyo, the state capital, where he stole the two goats but was apprehended by the vigilant youths, who swooped on him and raised the alarm.
A member of the vigilance group in the village, Comrade Ubong Udoh, explained to LEADERSHIP that the suspect is an ex-convict and that motivated the surveillance to monitor his movement until he was caught stealing the goats.
“He was escaping with the goats to the park for onward movement to Uyo, when we raised the alarm and rallied the youths to arrest him.
“He is known to have been engaged in stealing people’s goats and selling them in Uyo after he returned from prison. So, on the fateful night, he was caught by eagle eye youths that…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
