{"id":169772,"date":"2025-07-16T13:40:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/mob-kills-three-suspected-robbers-in-benue-community"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:50:14","slug":"mob-kills-three-suspected-robbers-in-benue-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/mob-kills-three-suspected-robbers-in-benue-community","title":{"rendered":"Mob kills three suspected robbers in Benue community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that three suspected robbers were lynched by youths in Maav-Ya community, Nyihemba, Kwande Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>Zagazola Makama reports that the incident, which occurred on July 15 at about 11:00 a.m., involved the suspects\u2014Zwanen Terzungwe, Iordepuu Gwa, and Aondongu Terna\u2014who were reportedly arrested by the youths and taken to the community council hall, where they were beaten to death.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces were deployed to the scene upon receiving information about the incident, but the youths responsible for the mob action had fled before their arrival.<\/p>\n<p>The corpses of the deceased suspects have been evacuated and deposited at the Kwande General Hospital mortuary.<\/p>\n<p>The police condemned the act of jungle justice, stressing that no one has the right to take the law into their own hands regardless of the allegations against any individual. Efforts are ongoing to identify and apprehend those behind the mob action.<\/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. The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that three suspected robbers were lynched by youths in Maav-Ya community, Nyihemba, Kwande Local Government Area. 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