It was reported that a three man gang on Wednesday night robbed the residents of Uwani, in Enugu, the state capital.
The residents shouting for help attracted a large crowd which prompt them to chase the robbers, luckily one one the members of the gang was caught.
The suspect was said to have been caught with a laptop and mobile phones stolen and other valuables from their victims
According to our source, “the mob descended on him and beat him to stupor. The police from Uwani Division later came and took him.
The matter took another form when the police started demanding money from the victims which they couldn't understand why not until they demanded for N50,000
One of the victims said that, “The policemen earlier collected N15,000 from us after taking our statement.
“After that, they started again demanding N50,000 from us. They said the money will be used in taking care of medical bills of the armed robbery suspect.
They threatened that if we don’t bring the money, we will go to prison should anything happen to the robbery suspect.
“As I speak to you, some of our items have not been recovered. We were severely macheted by the robbers and right now, nobody is talking about how we will be treated.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Ebere Amaraizu said he would get back but was yet to do so several hours aafter and they didn't reply text sent to them.
Meanwhile, a brother to one of the victims said, “They are being held right now at the Uwani Police Division for failing to bring the N50,000.
“We are calling on the police hierarchy, the Enugu State Government and Civil Society Organizations to come to their rescue.”
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