Imo villagers set fleeing prisoner ablaze

Angry residents of Umuawom village, Ihodimeze community in
Ikeduru council area of Imo State on Wednesday set ablaze a fleeing
prisoner, who returned home from the Owerri Correctional
Centre.

The fleeing prisoner, whose identify could not be ascertained as
at press time, was said to have hailed from the nearby Ogwa
community in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State but grew up in Umuawom
village, which is his maternal home.

He was said to have been involved in a kidnap activity that
involved one of the families in Umuawom village but was eventually
apprehended and remanded in custody for over one year.

However, when he escaped from the Correctional Centre last
Monday, he was said to have gone straight to one of the families
that testified against him and threatened to deal with them.

It was gathered he attempted to carry out his threat by
attacking a member of the family in Umuawom village with a gun.

Village sources told The Nation that daring move prompted
villagers to pounce on the invader and immediately set him
ablaze.

Spokesman of the Police Command, Orlando Ikeokwu, said he had
heard about the incident but could not officially confirm it.

Angry residents of Umuawom village, Ihodimeze community in
Ikeduru council area of Imo State on Wednesday set ablaze a fleeing
prisoner, who returned home from the Owerri Correctional
Centre.

The fleeing prisoner, whose identify could not be ascertained as
at press time, was said to have hailed from the nearby Ogwa
community in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State but grew up in Umuawom
village, which is his maternal home.

He was said to have been involved in a kidnap activity that
involved one of the families in Umuawom village but was eventually
apprehended and remanded in custody for over one year.

However, when he escaped from the Correctional Centre last
Monday, he was said to have gone straight to one of the families
that testified against him and threatened to deal with them.

It was gathered he attempted to carry out his threat by
attacking a member of the family in Umuawom village with a gun.

Village sources told The Nation that daring move prompted
villagers to pounce on the invader and immediately set him
ablaze.

Spokesman of the Police Command, Orlando Ikeokwu, said he had
heard about the incident but could not officially confirm it.