Palpable fear and apprehension gripped the residents of Nnewi South local government area, Anambra state, as hoodlums burnt three unidentified persons alive early Thursday morning.
Sources told Blueprint that the incidents might have happened midnight of Wednesday, as trending videos showed the three corpses in flames at different locations with voices indicating that their murderers were equally unknown.
It was learnt that two corpses were burnt at a junction/bus stop leading to Utuh community, along the Ọnụ Soroọgụ road, while one was burnt at Amannalụ junction, Ebenator, both in Nnewi South LGA.
Some sources, however, claimed that the trio, who were burnt beyond recognition, might have indulged in one crime or the other that resulted in their apprehension and consequent manslaughter.
Contacted, the Anambra state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga, denied knowledge of the incident.
Ikenga, however, said the state police commissioner, Mr Aderemi Adeoye, always cautioned people against jungle justice and taking laws into their hands.
“The command condemns this act in totality and it has always encouraged the public to take suspects to police stations whenever they are apprehended. This will help the police to conduct proper investigation and bring the suspects to justice under extant laws,” he said.
