Mob sets notorious burglar ablaze in Delta after his father revealed he disowned him

A suspected burglar was burnt to death by angry mob in Ovwian community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State.

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Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident to PUNCH but said he had yet to get the details.

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"I heard about it but I don’t have the details yet. I will call the DPO in charge of the area; I can’t confirmed it now,”  he stated.

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According to a source, the suspect was caught burgling stores in the area on Monday, April 12.

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"The young man was caught in the act and he was initially beaten to a pulp by youths, including his past victims. The man had been the brain behind a series of burglaries of stores in the area; so, it was that anger that the people vented on him," the source told PUNCH. 

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"While he was being beaten, words got to his aged father, who was said to have disowned him, and the old man affirmed that he was a snare to him and his family."

 

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On hearing those words from the father, the mob set the man ablaze and burnt him to death before the arrival of security personnel.

Source: Punchng