A young man escaped being served jungle justice after he caught stealing from a lady’s bag in Abia State.

The yet to be identified man who stole an undisclosed amount of money from the lady’s bag reportedly committed the said crime on Sunday.

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It was gathered that he told the woman to get him Dettol and soap and while the woman was bringing the items, he used the opportunity to steal from her.

The suspect who was apprehended after the lady raised an alarm over the theft, confessed to stealing the money and further begged the crowd which gathered to forgive him. The suspect was stripped to his underwear before he was released.