A suspected motorcycle thief has been burnt to death at Garin Da’u town of Warawa local government area, Kano state.
Kano state commandant of Security Vigilante group Muhammad Kabir Alhaji told journalists on Tuesday that the suspect was killed on Monday after the mob saw him stole a motorcycle at Zenith bank Wudil branch.
He said as the suspect tried to escape with the motorcycle, people started shouting, run and caught up with him at Garin Da’u town.
The Commandant said before the security arrived the scene, the mob used tires and petrol and burnt him alive.
According to him, all efforts to rescue the suspect proved abortive as he died before the arrival of the security vigilante.
He said the security vigilante have gathered the remains of the suspect and handed it over to Warawa division of Nigeria Police Force.
However, the police spokesperson in Kano Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa told Journalists that he has not been briefed on the incident and promised to call back when he get details from Warawa division.
