A suspected motorcycle thief has been reportedly lynched by a mob near Kayada-Sabo village in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT.

A resident of Kayada-Sabo, Mukaila Usman, said the incident happened on Tuesday, around 5:23 pm.

He said the suspect and his accomplice, who is now at large, snatched a motorcycle from a resident who was returning from the farm and attempted to escape from the community.

He explained that during the chase, some villagers were alerted.

According to him, a mob mobilized themselves with sticks and hard objects and pursued the suspects.

"Upon receiving the distress call, some youths immediately mobilized themselves with sticks and cutlasses and pursued them. As fate would have it, they took a wrong turn, which led to the arrest of the rider who was immediately lynched on the spot," he said.

Usman added that the second suspect, who was seated at the back, jumped into the bush and escaped. He confirmed that the first suspect was already lynched before the arrival of the vigilante group at the scene.

A member of the vigilante, Markus Bala, confirmed the incident, saying the vigilante group was still trailing the other suspect who escaped into the bush.

A police source who preferred anonymity also confirmed the incident, but condemned the lynching of the suspect by the mob.

He said the police are investigating the incident.