A man believed to be in his early 20s escaped lynching when he was caught red-handed stealing iron rods at Nsawam in the Eastern Region.
It is reported that the suspect and accomplice ravaged an uncompleted building at about 12:30 am to steal materials.
However, residents began to get suspicious of their activities and prompted the owner of the property, who in turn placed surveillance on them.
They were nabbed while attempting to transport the stolen items in a tricycle locally known as ‘aboboyaa’.
The suspects were given a hot chase by a taxi driver, forcing them to abandon the items and the tricycle and take to their heels.
An alarm was sounded, and the suspects were caught by angry residents who beat them to a pulp.
The accomplice managed to flee the scene, leaving the other suspect to his fate. He was pelted with items and left in a bloody state.
The suspect, however, denied any wrongdoing, defending that he was only hired by his accomplice to retrieve the items he did not know were stolen.
Meanwhile, the Nsawam police patrol has been notified of the development, and the suspect has been taken into custody.
Meanwhile, local authorities have confirmed that two suspected armed robbers were beaten to death on Sunday ( January 1, 2023) by residents of Sayoo in the West Mamprusi Municipality.
According to eyewitnesses, two other suspected accomplices escaped after they attacked a passenger bus.
The bus, with registration number AC-393-22, is said to have been travelling from Bawku in the Upper East Region to Accra when it was attacked.
The driver, according to passengers, sustained minor injuries after the robbers fired into the bus leaving the conductor in a critical condition at the Walewale Government Hospital.
Unconfirmed reports said locals went to the robbery scene after hearing of the gunshot, overpowered two robbers, and lynched them.
Police say one of the robbers died at the scene, while the other was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The police are investigating the case.
