JUST IN: Angry Mob Set Vehicle Ablaze As Suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ Crushes 4 To Death In Ondo

• An angry mob set a vehicle ablaze after a suspected ‘Yahoo boy’ allegedly crushed four people to death.

• The tragic incident occurred on Monday morning in the Ijoka area in Akure.

• The driver has been taken to the state police command headquarters for questioning.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a young man suspected to be a ‘Yahoo Boy’ (internet scammer) on Monday crushed four people to death in ljoka area, in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

It was gathered that the man was driving a Toyota car and suddenly skidded off its lane to crush the victims who were on commercial motorcycles.

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Immediately the accident happened, some sympathisers who rushed to scene found some fetish items inside the driver’s vehicle, raising suspicion that he is a ‘Yahoo Boy’.

Angered by their fresh discovery, they descended on the driver and beat him to a point of comatose.

Fortunately for the driver, the timely intervention of officers of the Ondo State police command, who arrived at the scene, saved him from being lynched by the mob. His car was however set ablaze.

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This newspaper understands that the driver has been taken to the state police command headquarters for questioning.

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