It was learnt that the angry mob set ablazed two out of six revenue collectors while four others managed to escape for allegedly causing a tipper driver to ram and kill a bystander.
At least two yet-to-be-identified revenue collectors of the Anambra State government have been set ablazed by angry mob on Venn Road by Egerton Bus Stop in Onitsha, area of the state.
It was learnt that the angry mob set ablazed two out of six revenue collectors while four others managed to escape for allegedly causing a tipper driver to ram and kill a bystander.
The tipper driver was said to had lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the bystander as the revenue touts were dragging the steering of the vehicle with him.
The revenue collectors were chasing the tipper driver over a payment they wanted him to make before he rammed into the man, a witness told PUNCH.
One of the sources said, “There was chaos in Onitsha as an angry mob set ablaze about 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 and rammed into a passerby, killing him instantly.
“Immediately, the revenue collectors saw the damage they had caused; they tried to flee the scene, but the 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 was 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.”
The Anambra State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident said Police is working with the relevant authorities to ascertain what happened and find an amicable solution to such, especially on future occurrences.
He said, “Anambra Police responded swiftly on the receipt of the fatal accident that happened within that area.
“We are already working with the relevant authorities to ascertain what happened and find an amicable solution to such, especially on future occurrences.”