Panic broke out in the Mabushi axis of Abuja on Wednesday when three suspected touts, said to be operating under the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), were lynched and set ablaze by an angry mob following a tragic road accident that claimed the lives of a family of three.
Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred on the Mabushi Bridge after the touts allegedly tried to forcefully extort money from the family.
In the process, they reportedly grabbed the steering wheel of the driver’s car, causing it to veer off course and crash. The man, his wife, and their son all died instantly.
Footage circulating online showed the suspects lying helplessly on the ground before they were doused with petrol and set on fire by unidentified individuals.
The clip also captured voices of enraged residents calling on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to ban the activities of AMAC touts in the city.
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“This is the damage agberos are causing in Abuja. A whole family gone in an instant. The FCT Minister must act. AMAC touts must leave Abuja,” one of the witnesses lamented.
The gruesome mob justice has reignited public outrage over the growing menace of touts and their alleged violent methods of extortion in Abuja.
As of the time of filing this report, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command had not issued an official statement on the killings or the fatal accident.