Two men who allegedly snatched a motorcycle and were attempting to rob their victims were burnt to death by a mob in Makurdi, Benue State capital.

DAILY POST gathered that the incident took place at about 12 to 1 am on Friday, in the Nyon area, a suburb of Makurdi.

A witness account said the suspects were apprehended and lynched after a commercial motorcyclist popularly called Okada man raised alarm while the two suspects were struggling to rob him of the Okada.

A witness who identified himself simply as Terna narrated that according to the Okada man, he picked both passengers from Katsina Ala street in the High-Level area of Makurdi town heading to Nyon.

He said “They told me to bring them to Nyon, a suburb in Makurdi. On getting there, they directed me into a street which I followed.

“But because it was too late when he got to a point, the okada man told his passengers to pay him so he could get back but they insisted they don’t have money on them and that they will get the money when they get to his house.

“While he made to leave, they grabbed him and requested that he give them his motorcycle key. When he refused to hand them the keys, they started struggling with him and luck ran out on them when he( okada man) raised an alarm.”

Terna, however, lamented that the incidence of motorcycle snatching has been on the increase in the Makurdi metropolis.

He said community members and especially the youth have also vowed that culprits would not go free when caught in the act.

He further explained that the youth who came out in their numbers gave the suspected bike robbers a good chase and caught them before they could escape.

It was learnt that the youth had beaten the dead suspects to a pulp, before setting them ablaze.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Benue State Command, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed that she received a report on the incident, saying some officers had been detailed to the community to find out what actually happened.

She, however, reiterated the call on the Benue public to desist from taking laws into their hands and advised them to report such issues and persons to law enforcement agencies for necessary action.

Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside US Court During Ex-President, Donald Trump’s Trial.

On Friday, an unidentified man reportedly set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse where former United States President Donald Trump is facing trial on criminal charges related to falsifying business records.

It was gathered that the man was covered in flames outside of the courthouse on Friday afternoon.

The fourth day of the Trump trial was underway, with jury selection wrapping up.

“There is chaos that is happening,” a witness was quoted by CNN.

The witness continued: “I can smell the burning of agent used.

“We now have officers removing their coats, trying to surround his body to engulf him from further going into flames,” she said.

“People are climbing over the barricade to try to separate the public from this man."

A viral video showed the man still in flames and twitching on the concrete as a police officer rushed over with a fire extinguisher.

Recall that there has been massive security at the trial as Trump faces felony charges related to hush money payments he allegedly made to adult film star Daniels.

The man was eventually carried away on a stretcher.

The man’s condition was not immediately known. A backpack and a gas can remained visible at the scene, according to CNN.

Moments before the incident, a full jury of 12 people and six alternates were seated for Trump’s trial, setting the stage for expected opening statements next week in the first criminal trial of a former US president.

The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, an English teacher and multiple lawyers.

Lawyers had spent days questioning dozens of New Yorkers to determine their ability to serve impartially. Dozens of potential jurors had been dismissed after saying they did not believe they could be fair in the case.

The judge has ruled that the jurors names will be known only to prosecutors, Trump and their legal teams.

Russ launched a platform that lets fans vote for their favorite song from him that isn’t out yet.

It’s the kind of thing you never think of and then wish your favorite rapper had been doing for years. Fans voted that ‘That’s My Girl’ was their favorite and ‘Tired’ was second, so tonight, Russ treats them to the studio versions of both songs.

Check them out below. The talented artist also got a chance to work on music for M. Night Shyamalan’s newest movie ‘Trap’, along with a role.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1kfbsMBtTpCrrXqUnBYjjH

The tour for Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 is underway and looks like it’s a commercial success. Tonight, Nicki has something extra special for the Barbz.

'FTCU’ was a clear standout from the new album with the 4-bar portion of it from the second verse getting very popular on TikTok. Tonight, Nicki gathers Travis Scott, Chris Brown and Sexyy Red for the official remix SleezeMix.

Listen below.
https://open.spotify.com/track/07E1YicCwndr6HCXLMb9Y9

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, Dr Mutiu Agboke has said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS is still part of the innovations bringing sanity into the electoral process in the country.

Dr Agboke also maintained that BVAS is still the game changer when it comes to elections in the country.

The Osun INEC REC made this known during a courtesy visit by members of the Osun Online Publishers Association to the INEC state office on Thursday.


According to him, “We all know that BVAS is still giving us sanity in our electoral process. We are still going to work on the beliefs and perceptions of the people on the BVAS INEC will develop and improve before every election.

“We will not rest on our oars. We will continue to do the engagement because it is very important.”

Agboke said vote buying and election violence were still common problems encountered during the electioneering process.

He said, “Vote buying is still a terrible cankerworm. Stakeholders are not facing the reality of electioneering violence and allowing it to go.

“There is a need for us to continue to engage the public and this is done for them to understand before they can stop collecting money from those who are giving them. We need to talk to their conscience.”

He also used the opportunity to outline his plans before the commencement of electioneering in Osun State.

“Again, voter education is a continuous exercise. We are going to start in a short while to go to media houses in the state.

“People must be told certain things that have enveloped our electioneering process that we should not allow to happen.

“We are going to engage the political parties. We are going to visit the political parties from May 15. Meet their executives and talk to ourselves.

“I want to liberalise the process of engagement and make people see that we can talk about these things. Do they talk to their members and do voter education at their ward meetings, congresses and political rallies?

We need to assure them that our guidelines formulated based on what we have designed will be followed to the letter, our technology, how they are going to work and entrenchment of confidence.”

He also said it is the duty of INEC as the body on ground close to the electorate to carry out certain activities which is to interface with all the major stakeholders.

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