By Izunna Okafor, Awka
A group of youths in Anambra community have manhandled a co-villager apprehended for allegedly stealing food stuffs and soft drinks from a nearby shop.
The incident happened on Friday in Ebenebe, Awka North Local Government Area of the State, where the suspect was also said to hail from.
This was corroborated by a video currently trending on social media, showing the suspects tied hands back, surrounded and being interrogated by the villagers.
Also shown in the video were packets of noodle, soft drink, nylon of garri, nylon of rice, as well as polythene bag containing some other items suspectedly stolen by the suspect. The video also shows a bunch of keys allegedly being used by the suspect to unlock and loot people’s shop.
Some of the youths were also seen flogging and beating him up, while forcing him to “confess.”
The suspect, simply identified as Chukwujekwu, during the interrogation, confessed to the crime, revealing how he collected the key from his wife.
It was, however, not clear, whether the suspect was eventually handed over to the police or continued to undergo further beatings from the youths.
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