A suspected motorbike thief was on Friday lynched by an irate crowd at Kibuye market, Kisumu County. Individuals from people in general descended on the suspected criminal only minutes after he endeavored to carry off a motorbike having a place with one of the boda operators.
As per eyewitnesses, the man attempted to take the bicycle when the own of the bicycle step away. "The owner of the boda boda had left briefly, and the thief saw a window of opportunity. He boarded the bike and started to make his way out. By chance, he was stopped by some men. When cornered him about where he was taking the bike, he claimed to be a passenger," eyewitness confirmed.
When he was caught, angry individuals from the general public assaulted the suspect, slaughtering him. They said that the deceased was a notorious motorbike thief, including that they had been following his activities in the course of recent months. The members of the public complained about increasing cases of motorbike theft in the area.
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"We have had some cases of people stealing motorbikes from boda boda operators. In December, one thief posed as a passenger and took an operator to a secluded spot where he attacked the boda boda rider. He made away with the bike; we reported the matter to the police and nothing has been done to date," one local remarked. The deceased has since been taken to the funeral home at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Refferal Hospital as the police do examinations.
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