The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that two men who faced mob action for alleged car theft along Stadium Road, Elekahia in Port Harcourt, are currently in a coma.
The confirmation was made by the spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko.
Iringe-Koko further disclosed that the suspects are receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Port Harcourt.
She said operatives of the Elekahia Police Division responded to a distress call and rescued a victim who was stabbed by the suspected car thieves.
The suspects had, in the early hours of Monday, attempted to snatch a Toyota Corolla car from a Bolt cab driver after stabbing him.
The driver raised an alarm which attracted a mob before the arrival of the Police.
Rivers: Police confirm car thieves in coma after mob action
