Anambra state Police command has rescued two victims and a suspect who was about to be lynched by an angry mob at the total junction, Ihiala.
A release signed on behalf of the command by the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra state, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said that preliminary information reveals that the two victims a man and a woman who were humiliated and paraded as shown in a viral video by an angry mob were erroneously accused by the mob as they were seen at the scene where a murder took place.
It said that both the suspect and victims are currently receiving treatment in the hospital, while the deceased has been deposited in a morgue.
According to the release, while reacting to the incident, the Anambra state Commissioner of Police Mr Echeng Echeng sued for calm and ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka for a comprehensive investigation.
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