VIDEO: Police rescue man from mob over one chance robbery allegations in Rivers
A man narrowly escaped being lynched after he was accused of involvement in a suspected one-chance robbery operation in Rivers State.
The incident, captured in a video shared on IG on Sunday, reportedly occurred after the suspect was accused of stealing a young woman’s mobile phone while they were inside a commercial bus.
According to eyewitnesses, the suspect was apprehended by a group of youths, who allegedly assaulted him before security operatives arrived at the scene.
Police officers intervened, took the suspect into custody, handcuffed him and escorted him away from the scene for further investigation.
The swift intervention of the officers prevented the suspect from being lynched by the angry crowd.
The police have yet to issue an official statement on the incident or confirm the allegations against the suspect.
Watch the video below:
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐛 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬
Credit: IG | realcoconuthead1
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