A man in Tarime District, Mara Region was murdered by an angry mob after he was caught allegedly stealing assorted items from a shop worth more than 1m/-.
During the night of March 29, Mseti Waitara (32) of Bikongwe
sub-village in Nyankoni village, Itiryo ward was allegedly stealing
goods from a shop owned by Nchagwa Chaegere.
Regional Police Commander (RPC) for Tarime/Rorya Special Police
Zone, ACP Andrew Satta, said three other suspects were arrested by
police in collaboration with people in the area.
He said on the fateful night a group of people suspected to be
gangsters armed with firearms, and traditional weapons stormed into a
shop of Nchagwa Chegere, and managed to steal items worth 1,145,600/-.
“But, Chegere called for help, and nearby villagers came to rescue
him and the wananchi managed beat Mseti until he breathed his last, ”
the RPC said.
“After few minutes, our police officers arrived at the scene and
found that the man was already dead,” he said, adding that with the
support of wananchi, police started hunting for the gangsters who had
fled and managed to arrest them.
Those who were arrested include Morange Choronga (28), Chacha
Waitara (27) and Magaigwa Mohabe (33) all from Kangariani village in
the district.
Police are interrogating the suspects before taking them to court.
Mob justice has become prevalent in Tanzania lately.
Police have since urged people to desist from taking the law into their own hands.
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