Mob Kills Three Suspected bandits in Jigawa, Police Recover Weapons
By Zagazola Makama
A violent mob in Suga Village, Kaugama/Kasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa State, lynched three unidentified suspected bandits in the early hours of Wednesday.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that
the attack occurred around 1:20 a.m. when three armed men, with their faces covered in turbans, ambushed one Rabiu Garba while he was returning home from Fandum Village.
The angry villagers mobilized in large numbers, overpowered the suspects, and lynched them.
Security personnel who visited the scene found that the victim, Rabiu Garba, sustained fractures on his right leg and hand.
He and the corpses of the suspects were taken to Hadejia General Hospital for medical attention and examination.
Security operatives recovered weapons belonging to the suspects, including one locally made pistol, two sets of bows and arrows, two cutlasses, and a motorcycle.
