Panic broke out in Wuse 2, Abuja, on Friday after three suspected “one chance” robbers narrowly escaped being lynched by an angry mob.
An eyewitness identified as, Raymond Jonathan revealed that the suspects, operating in an unmarked taxi, attempted to disposse a female passenger of her phone and forced her to reveal her bank account PIN shortly after she boarded at Chicken Junction, Wuse 2, Abuja.
The victim raised the alarm, drawing the attention of passersby who intercepted the vehicle, dragged the suspects out, and descended on them, The News Chronicle gathered.
Reports say, the police operatives in a Hilux van stormed the scene and whisked the suspects away before the mob could carry out jungle justice.
FCT Police Spokesperson, SP Adeh Josephine, confirmed the incident, saying operatives responded swiftly to a distress call and rescued two victims found lying on the ground.
SP Adeh Josephine noted that the victims, who were still alive, were rushed to the National Hospital for medical attention.
She added that the crowd dispersed on sighting the police, but no arrests were made.
