Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Burnt Alive At Gombe Bus Station By Angry Mob

A group of vigilant residents in Gombe state have
taken laws into their own hands following the
discovery of a suspected would-be Boko Haram
suicide bomber at a bus station in the state.
According to police and eyewitnesses, a man was
stopped as he was about to enter a bus station where
Boko Haram killed over 8 people last month.
He was asked to stop for search but refused. His
refusal allegedly angered vigilant observers who
descended on him ,snatch his bag.
After a thorough search, 5 rocket propelled grenades,
2 mortars, 2 cylinders and 5 detonators were found
in his bag. The onlookers pounced on him and beat
him to death before setting him on fire.
Gombe Police commissioner, Abdullahi Kudu told
reporters that the angry mob overtook the event and
killed the man on the spot before police arrival.
"The crowd lynched (beat) him to death," said Rabiu
Wunti, while another witness Badaru Alkali said
locals then put a tyre around the man's body, set it
alight and watched from a distance.
"The body exploded. No one was hurt," he said,
without explaining why the mob would risk setting
fire to a body known to have explosives on it.
The series of bombings that left many dead in
Gombe in the past one month has placed residents
on the alert.
Posted By David Aniemeka