This morning, Sunday, a mob action in Ilesa resulted in the unfortunate murder of a middle-aged lone thief known only as Loni.
According to eyewitness accounts, Loni was caught by vigilante and residents while trying to flee with a motorcycle that he allegedly stole from an unaware biker in the neighborhood yesterday late at night around ireti Ayo.
According to a police source at the Nigerian police’s Ayeso A’ divisional headquarters who confirmed the occurrence, the suspect, whose body was deposited at the Wesley Guild Hospital Ilesa mortuary, was a well-known, unrepentant thief with a long criminal history who preyed on bike theft.
Report indicates that the residents launched a manhunt for the lone robber after an intelligent gathering revealed where he hid the motorcycle.
Loni was arrested when he came back to Sneakily fetch the bounty in an apartment where he hid it.
