A mob
in Calabar, Cross River State capital, yesterday, butchered a young man
and set the remains on fire beside Atu Secondary School fence along Goldie
Street, for allegedly robbing a woman of a pot of soup. His two accomplices
escaped.
The hoodlum,
in the company of two others, were alleged to have attacked the woman at Mayne
Avenue Extension in Calabar South.
They were
allegedly attracted by the aroma of the soup the woman was warming for her
family’s breakfast before heading for early morning mass at nearby St.
Bernard’s Catholic Church.
A young man,
who lives in the same premises with the lady, said as the robbers were about to
get out of the compound with the pot of soup, the woman raised the alarm,
prompting neighbours to go after them. They caught up with the one carrying the
pot of soup and dealt him several machete cuts before setting him ablaze.
An eyewitness
said: “It was almost dawn when the boys attacked the woman and carried away her
pot of soup. When they were about getting out of the compound, she raised alarm
and people came out, pursued and caught up with one.”
He said the
boy was not able to run as fast as his accomplices because of the pot of soup
he refused to drop.
The
eyewitness said: “This is not the first time they have come to our compound to
steal. Last week, they removed the car battery of one of our neighbours and
once night falls, they waylay people, especially ladies, around Goldie by Atu
and snatch their handbags and phones.”
At press
time, there was no sign of security agents in the area, while the burnt body
was still lying by Atu Secondary School fence.
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