At least three suspected motorcycle thieves were killed by a mob after the office of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps was set ablaze in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of the state.
The incident occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on December 28, 2025, at the Danmaje Quarters Divisional Office of the NSCDC in Dawakin Kudu.
Personnel of the NSCDC attached to the office had earlier arrested three suspects over alleged motorcycle theft before the situation escalated.
Following the arrest, angry youths armed with dangerous weapons reportedly mobilised in large numbers and stormed the NSCDC office, demanding that the suspects be released to them for lynching.
“They overpowered the NSCDC personnel, chased them out of the office and set both the office and the suspects ablaze,” a source said.
Security operatives later visited the scene after the attack, while the victims were rushed to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, where they were certified dead by medical personnel.
The corpses were subsequently deposited at the hospital’s morgue.
