A mob in Edo State, Nigeria’s south-south, reportedly killed two artisans mistaken for armed robbers in Amagba community in Benin City.
Sources informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the victims, who were said to be welders, were identified as Osamudiamen Ehigie and Nosa Aghimie.
The duo were said to be returning from a project site in the community at about 6 p.m. on 16 November when they ran into gunmen who were robbing some residents.