Nigeria, Aug. 22 -- Vigilante operatives have shot dead a suspected vandal in Anambra State after he attempted to flee from the operatives.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Friday, said the yet-to-be-identified suspect was initially arrested on Thursday by vigilante operatives in the state.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the operatives, during their routine patrol, accosted the suspect and three others carrying a black bag

"On sighting the security operatives, three of the suspects fled, while the fourth suspect, whose name and address are yet to be verified, was apprehended with the bag," he said.

The spokesperson said a search of the suspect's bag revealed tools used for vandalisi...