(Photos: viewer discretion) 2 men suspected to be armed robbers were beaten up by angry mobs in Kwara

Two robbery suspects were yesterday beaten up by a angry mob in Ilorin, Kwara state for stealing money from an unsuspecting victim. According to the victim who narrated his experience, the robbers carried out their operations using a commercial car will plies certain routes in the state capital. The robberswere reportedly arrested in a Mazda taxi cab, registration number XD 385 KEY Kwara number and officially registered with taxi union with registration number LRN A5/264. 

The victim who did not want to be named said "I went to change some currency from naira to dollars at a bureau de change. After the transactions, I stopped the taxi with the men inside. Getting to my destination, I asked the driver to stop but he said he wanted to pick up someone ahead before dropping me so he moved up a bit and stopped.

""I tried to open the door but it was difficult so the man near me moved closer to me, I never suspected he wanted to rob me tried to assist in opening the door. As I dropped from the cab, I discovered that I have been robbed so I quickly raised alarm, they quickly threw down my money and sped off, so passers bye assisted in giving them a hot chase with okada and apprehended the two of them"

Femi Fabode, the police public relations officer, confirmed the arrest of the robbers adding that they specialize in robbing victims who have just withdrawn money from the banks.

It took the quick intervention of men from the special anti robbery squad, SARS, for the suspects not to have died of the beating sustained by angry mob.