Edith CHUKU
Two suspected car thieves were beaten to stupor by an angry mob on Monday, at Stadium Road Port Harcourt, while allegedly trying to snatch a Toyota Corolla car from a Bolt Driver.
The suspected car snatchers were reported to have stabbed the driver, who raised the alarm that attracted residents and passersby in the area who gave them the beating of their lives.
In a bid to debunk the claim that the suspects died as a result of the beaten they received from the mob, the Public Relations Officer of the state Police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, has spoken on the incident.
She said that the car snatchers are not dead but in coma, adding that they are receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
The PPRO also explained that “based on distress call received by Elekahia Police Division, the Divisional Police Officer of the station and her men rushed down to the scene where they rescued the victim(owner of the car) who was stabbed by the suspected robbers and also took the suspects to the hospital.
“The suspects are in coma as a result of beating they received from the angry mob. Investigation is ongoing.”
