Motorcycle robbers escape lynching in Minna (Photo)

Two suspected motorcycle robbers have been mobbed along Mandela junction , Tudun Wada in the Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State .

It was learnt that the suspects , Adamu Ahmed, 36, of Kuchigoro, Abuja and Kabiru Mohammed, 35, of Jabi Garage , Abuja , were beaten with iron rods and stones , after they were caught attempting to steal a motorcycle .

Northern City News gathered that the operatives of the Special Anti -robbery Squad rescued the suspects from the mob.

Ahmed and Mohammed were said to have been invited from Abuja for the theft by their gang leader , identified as Bello Mohammed, who escaped.

Ahmed told our correspondent that he was a fish seller before he joined the gang, adding that he had snatched several motorcycles in the past two years.

“ I was selling fish before I joined the gang of motorcycle robbers in Abuja because the proceeds from my fish business could not sustain my family needs. I was introduced to this business by one Bello Mohammed who brought us to Minna to steal motorcycles , ” he narrated.

The Niger State Police Public Relations Officer , Muhammad Abubakar , confirmed the arrest of the suspects , saying they were in police custody.

He said that a motorcycle was recovered from them , adding that they would be charged to court after investigation.