A notorious armed robbery and rape suspect, has been beaten to death by an angry mob in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
The unidentified suspect was said to be among the gang fond of terrorising some communities in Apete in Ido Local Government Area.
It was learnt that armed robbery gang had always attacked residents of Apete area and during their operation raped some of their female victims.
Last Wednesday, a member of the gang was caught around 4.00am on Wednesday as they attacked residents of Adagbada Arola area in Apete.
The suspect, who was lynched by some irate residents, after his gang had forcefully took mobile phones and an undisclosed amount of money from two ladies.
A resident, who preferred anonymity, said the suspect locked one of the ladies inside a toilet while making moves to rape the other.
He said the lady locked inside the toilet after escaping alerted neighbours, who in turn mobilized other residents to neutralize the gang.
According to him, the case was later reported at the Apete Divisional Headquarters.and it was learnt that the police had recovered corpse and deposited at the State Hospital in Adeoyo.