{"id":194508,"date":"2026-02-11T17:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/police-investigate-lynching-of-suspected-thief-in-calabar"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:27:59","slug":"police-investigate-lynching-of-suspected-thief-in-calabar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-investigate-lynching-of-suspected-thief-in-calabar","title":{"rendered":"Police investigate lynching of suspected thief in Calabar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Cross River State Police Command has commenced investigation into the lynching of a suspected thief whose burnt body was discovered along Mayne Avenue in Calabar South.<\/p>\n<p>The Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, SP Eitiokpa Sunday Akata, disclosed that the incident was reported to officers of Atakpa Division on February 10, during an early morning surveillance patrol.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, information from an undisclosed source alerted the patrol team to the presence of an unidentified male corpse, believed to be the remains of a 22-year-old, lying along Mayne Avenue by Nyong Edem Street \u2014 at the boundary between Atakpa and Efut Divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary findings suggest that the deceased allegedly went out with two others to vandalise an electricity transformer at a yet-to-be-identified location.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the suspect reportedly ran out of luck, was apprehended by a mob, lynched, set ablaze and later transported to the spot where his remains were found.<\/p>\n<p>Akata noted that there were no signs of struggle, weapons, or burnt materials at the location where the body was dumped, indicating that the incident may have occurred elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>He added that photographs of the scene were taken, the corpse evacuated, and a full-scale investigation has commenced.<\/p>\n<p>The Command assured that efforts were underway to identify and arrest those responsible for 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 Cross River State Police Command has commenced investigation into the lynching of a suspected thief whose burnt body was discovered along Mayne Avenue in Calabar South. 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