By Our correspondent

Irate mob has today burnt alive a suspected criminal after he was caught robbing unsuspected victims of their money.

The suspected criminal

According an eye witness who spoke on condition of anonymity the suspect was allgedly caught in the act after a long search for him by men of the vigilante in area for being behind killings and robbery in Warri and environs.

The suspect, who was identified by his nick name as Emma Blue by one eyewitness, also said that the victim met his Waterloo at first marine quarters, Warri,when he was caught by youths in the area for robbing people and was giving the beating of life before he was set ablaze by the irate mob.

This recent burning of the suspected armed robber is coming barely three weeks after about four suspected armed robbers were burnt alive in Warri.

Some resident who spoke to our correspondent said the victim has been terrorising the area for a long time.

They said they are happy that he was caught and  burnt alive because he has killed a lot of people and has made the whole area unsafe for people.

They alleged that the victim has been caught severally and handed over to the police but that the police has always released him.

Burning alive suspected criminals in Warri has become a trend in the oil rich city.