Dispensing jungle justice, the irate mob pounced on the man besides the Atu Secondary School along Goldie Street in the Calabar metropolis. It was gathered that young man, alongside two his friends, allegedly attacked the woman at Mayne Avenue Extension in Calabar South and robbed her of her pot of soup.
They were reportedly 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. As the robbers were about to get out of the compound with the pot of soup, the woman raised the alarm, which attracted other neighbours.
They arrested the one carrying the pot of soup and dealt him several machete cuts before setting him ablaze. However, his two accomplices managed to flee and fortunately for them escaped with their lives.
One 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 one of them.”
He added the young man was not able to run as fast as his accomplices because of the pot of soup, which he refused to drop. Apparently, the area has been afflicted by an incidence of robberies lately with phones and handbags being snatched from local residents.
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