Two suspected armed robbers have been burnt to death by an angry mob after they allegedly attempted to rob a Point of Sale (POS) business centre along the Green Villa Road, Biogbolo area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Another eyewitness account had it that the two suspected robbers driving in a Lexus Jeep had robbed a POS point in another location before attempting to rob the POS point along Green Villa Road. It was learnt that they are specialised in robbing POS points across Yenagoa Metropolis by making a withdrawal and sending fake alerts to them. According to sources “when the suspected robbers went today, the boy at the shop realised early enough that the alert was fake. He immediately alerted his boss who later traced them to where they were about to strike their new victim (POS point) and raise an alarm.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 23, 2020 19:18 UTC