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Two revenue agents allegedly working for Anambra state government have been set ablaze by irate mob at Onitsha, Onitsha North local government area.
The men whose name could not be ascertained were set ablaze for causing the death of an innocent bystander at Old Market Road along Venn Road by Egerton in Onitsha.
Blueprint gathered that the revenue agents had dragged a tipper driver by steering for refusing to stop and pay levy, and in the process, the driver lost control of his vehicle and rammed into the by-stander, killing him immediately.
As a result, angry youths pounced on the revenue collectors, killing them with objects and setting them ablaze, according to a viral.
Speaking in the viral video, a man said, “There was chaos in Onitsha this morning as 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.”
Another source and trader also said, “Onitsha was hot this morning at Egerton by old market road. Revenue men working for governor Chukwuma Soludo’s government were dragging steering with a tipper driver because he refused to give them bribe and in the process, the vehicle ran over an innocent man, then seeing the result of their stupid action, they tried to run away. But the angry people chased and caught two of them.”
When contacted, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident, adding that the command have responded swiftly to bring the situation under control.
