“Troops sprang the ambush and neutralised two of the armed bandits, while others fled the scene,” the army said.
He also cautioned school principals and headteachers against collecting other items from the prospective students or charging additional levies.
The witness said that the suspects, who ran under the bridge after attacking the motorcycle owner with a cutlass, were given a hot chase by the mob, which later apprehended them.
A deep cut was discovered on the head of the deceased found in her bedroom, the police spokesman said.
