Mob sets ablaze two govt’s revenue agents in Anambra

• The agents said to be hoodlum collecting levies for the state government were set ablaze over the death of a yet-to-be-identified man

Two revenue agents working for the Anambra State government have been lynched by irate mob in the south-east state.

The agents said to be miscreants collecting levies for the state government were set ablaze over the death of a yet-to-be-identified man.

They were said to have caused the death of the innocent bystander on Friday at Old Market Road along Venn Road by Egerton in Onitsha, Anambra State while going after a tipper driver.

The incident happened when the revenue agents accosted the driver of the tipper to collect what appeared to be a levy, a scuffle then ensued between the driver and the agents as the latter dragged the steering wheel of the vehicle with the former.

The scuffle made the driver lose control of the vehicle, causing him to crash into the bystander and killing him immediately,

A disturbing viral video on social media showed the mob pummeling the two revenue agents with objects and setting them ablaze.

A man, who made video recording of the incident said, “Angry mob set ablaze two revenue touts, while four others were lucky as they managed to escape.

“The revenue collectors, numbering about six were chasing the tipper driver over a certain amount they asked him to pay.

“As they were chasing him, some of them were dragging the steering with him, but unfortunately, in the process, the tipper driver lost control rammed into a passer-by, killing him instantly.

“Immediately, the revenue collectors saw the damage they have caused, they tried to flee the scene, but Onitsha mob got angry and descended on them, setting ablaze two of them instantly while four of them managed to escape.

“This is one death too many that has been going on in Anambra in the last two years. The person who the tipper driver rammed into is a known person. We cannot continue like this anymore. These Revenue touts of the state government have killed more Ndi Anambra than non-state actors.”

The Anambra State Police Command Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development, saying the police have responded swiftly to bring the situation under control.

He said, “Anambra Police responded swiftly on the receipt of the fatal accident that happened with that area.

“We are already working with the relevant authorities to ascertain what happened and find an amicable solution to such especially on future occurrences.”