A man, who desperately wanted to show love to his lover on
Valentine’s Day ,has been burnt to death by an High-Rate Mobile Police in Warri, Delta State Nigeria.
The Valentine lover was burnt to death by the mob after his failed attempt to steal gift items he intended to present to his lover from a boutique in Udu area of Delta State.
The deceased was reported to have stolen some clothes from a roadside boutique along Orhurunwho Road near Warri, but was not lucky as the shop owner raised an alarm when he attempted to escape.
It
was gathered that the deceased had gone to the boutique pretending to
be shopping for his girlfriend for the Valentine’s Day when he suddenly
brought out a gun to intimidate both the shop owner and her sales girl.
He
was, however, given a hot chase as he stepped out of the shop after
picking the few items in a bag and the shop owner (a lady), raised an
alarm, which attracted her neighbours.
The
robber lover, however, remained unrelenting as he shot into the air
when it became obvious that those chasing him were catching up with him.
The gunshot that was meant to create panic did not yield its desired
result as those chasing after him intensified the hot chase.
He
was later caught with a rubber bag containing female clothes and about
five pairs of jean material, which he said he stole as valentine gifts
for his girlfriend since he could not afford to buy.
The High-Rate that chased the deceased lynched and burnt him alive, close
to the popular Esco Superstore, along the ever-busy road.
The
incident, which happened about 6:30 p.m., caused heavy traffic gridlock
along the road where hundreds of residents thronged to catch a glimpse
of the deceased.
But
in a swift reaction, the state police chief, Mamman Tsafe, said there
was no need for people to take laws into their hands especially now that
the police were on top of security situation in the metropolis.
