{"id":159194,"date":"2025-04-13T10:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T09:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/irate-mob-set-motorcycle-snatcher-ablaze-in-benue"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:13:30","slug":"irate-mob-set-motorcycle-snatcher-ablaze-in-benue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/irate-mob-set-motorcycle-snatcher-ablaze-in-benue","title":{"rendered":"Irate mob set motorcycle snatcher ablaze in Benue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An alleged motorcycle snatcher was on Sunday burnt to death by a mob on Akpehe Road in Wurukum, Makurdi, the Benue State capital.<\/p>\n<p>A resident, Joshua Akor, told Daily Post that two men snatched a motorcycle and were seen pushing it when a lady identified it as a stolen bike.<\/p>\n<p>Akor said, \u201cThey were pushing the bike along Akpehe Road, and when a lady identified it as the stolen bike, she immediately alerted some youths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the suspects escaped, and the other one was nabbed by youths in the area and set ablaze before the arrival of the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, CSP Catherine Anene, could not be reached for confirmation at the time of this report, as calls to her mobile telephone were not answered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. An alleged motorcycle snatcher was on Sunday burnt to death by a mob on Akpehe Road in Wurukum, Makurdi, the Benue State capital. A resident, Joshua Akor, told Daily Post that two men snatched a motorcycle and were seen pushing it when a lady identified it as a stolen bike. 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