THREE "SHILA" BOYS ESCAPE BEING BURNT ALIVE IN YOLA

Tragedy was averted on Tuesday in Yola, Adamawa State after Three (3) notorious "Shila" boys escaped being burnt to death after they apprehended by the mob.

The boys narrowly escaped being burnt alive by angry mob after a failed attempt to snatch a phone from man at Malamre in Yola North Local Government Area.

The boys include; Muhammed Usman, 22, of Zango street, Musa Adamu, 19, and Mohammed Salihu, 19, of Majalisa street in Yola North LGA.

NEWS PLATFORM learnt that the boys who were 4 in number, armed themselves with a cutlass and knives and went out for their routine operation on a tricycle around Malamre.

It was gathered that the hoodlums sighted the man with android phone trekking and decided to attack him so as to snatch the phone from him.

One of the criminals, Muhammed Usman, who was riding the tricycle,  stopped close to the man where 3 other boys jumped out of the tricycle and attempted to snatch the phone from him.

The victim who was strong enoung, engaged the boys and also raised alarm which attracted immediate intervention of the people around the area who surrounded the boys and apprehended 2 of them.

While one of the boys was said to have took to his heels and escaped, Muhammed Usman and the rider of the tricycle, was arrested by the police who were on patrol very close to the scene of the crime. 

The mob were said to have attempted to burn the boys alive as well as set the tricycle ablaze but were prevented by the police. 

The boys who were paraded at police headquarters on Wednesday, confessed to committing the crime, saying that they normally sell the phones they snatch from people to one Alhaji(names withheld).

The image maker of the police command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, told NEWS PLATFORM that the accused will be charged to court after investigation.