A student of Abia State Polytechnic identified as Okoro Mark Chimobi, who is in the Business Administration and Management department of the institution, was caught and beaten thoroughly by an angry mob for allegedly stealing a generator set.
This incident reportedly happened on Monday 9th January, around 11:15am in Aba.
According to Abia News, a neighbour identified only as John who is an eyewitness, said;
“I saw when he left and came back with a generator, I knew he stole it because that’s what he has been doing. Just the next morning i head someone was caught and beaten on his way to sell a stolen generator when I went to check I notice he was the one.”
The student was afterward handed over to the police following the thorough beating.