Two suspected thieves met their match when residents caught them in the act of stealing electrical cables from uncompleted buildings in a local community.
The incident unfolded after residents, alarmed by a recent spike in thefts, organized a surveillance operation to monitor suspicious activity.
Their efforts paid off when they apprehended the two individuals attempting to leave the scene with a bag full of stolen electrical cables worth thousands of cedis.
Before being handed over to the police, the suspects faced the wrath of angry residents, who subjected them to a round of intense beating.
The duo has since been taken into police custody, where investigations are ongoing to determine their involvement in other reported theft cases in the area.
Meanwhile, the police have urged the public to avoid taking the law into their own hands and report criminal activities promptly.