Two suspected robbers believed to be in their mid twenties, were set ablaze Monday morning after they were severely beaten by some angry residents of Ayigya Zongo, near the Affordable Housing Project in Kumasi.
According to tv3network, The suspects were allegedly caught red-handed at about 4am when they attempted to snatch a laptop and a cell phone from a student
at gun point.
the suspected robbers were seen pleading for clemency but were not spared.
While many residents looked on helplessly begging for the suspects, a few courageous men mercilessly battered the suspects with
various deadly weapons as they bleed profusely.
As they became unconscious, the angry mob did not end there. Two men were seen lighting a match stick on the suspects after they had poured an inflammable substance believed to be petrol on the suspect.
Kumasi, which is Ghana's second largest city, also records a high number of criminal cases although the police in recent months have made several arrests.
The residents defended what has become known as 'instance justice' in Ghana because they do not trust the police, and that anytime a suspected robber is arrested, he is set free after a few days.
But the police has often denied these claims saying they follow legal procedures in prosecuting suspects. The residents have vowed to lynch any suspected armed robber since they are terrorizing them on daily basis.
Oh sweet Lord!!! Africa, that is why we are always behind with our cruel mentality. Why taking the law into their hands? Why is there law enforcement agency? The heartless culprit should be track down and persecuted public so that it will serve as a lesson to any group of persons taking the laws into their hands.
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