Robber suspected with toy gun beaten to death

A suspected armed robber has been beaten to death while attempting to rob a resident in the Agege area of Lagos State, Nigeria.

“The suspect broke into the resident apartment at midnight and attempted to rob him of his valuables with a toy gun,” reports said.

“They both engaged in a fight then the armed hoodlum reached for a pair of scissors in his pocket and stabbed him”, report said.

“We traced the sound to the room and tried to rescue him. By then, he was already stabbed in the neck, including his chest and some parts of his face,” according to co-tenants.

The armed robber later died due to the impact of the attack on him by the angry mob and deposited in the morgue.

“The victim was taken to the hospital and he is responding to treatment. Investigation is ongoing,” the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said.