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Information reaching the Daily Guide newspaper indicates that the National Chief Imam, Sheik Nuhu Shaributu, on Tuesday rejected a request by the family and friends of Taufic, a dare-devil armed robber who was killed at Taifa in Accra, to say the last prayers for his remains before his burial. Taufic aka 16, and his accomplice had gone on a robbery spree in the Taifa community and allegedly slashed a lady�s hand for her handbag. They were chased to Taifa Junction last Saturday, where they were brutally killed in a mob attack. An eyewitness told Daily Guide that both Taufic and his accomplice, whose name remains unknown, died in the gory mob attack, stressing that the indignant response of the mob stemmed from the fact that the two, in their burning desire to rob a lady of her hand bag, allegedly used a machete to severe her hand and bolted with the bag which he claimed contained thousands of cash. The source said the two had, in a robbery spree, robbed about five persons and were bolting with their booty when luck eluded them, resulting in their untimely death. A Benz Sprinter bus gave the two deceased robbers a hot chase and crashed them at Taifa Junction. The occupant of the said vehicle got off the bus and raised the alarm, drawing other residents to the scene who began beating the two. The machete, which was used in chopping off their victim�s hand, was also used in inflicting severe wounds on them, resulting in the instant death of Taufic�s accomplice while he (Taufic) laid in excruciating agony. Photos of the incident showed scattered brain marrows of the armed robber, who had then been bagged by a team of crime scene management operatives from the CID Headquarters. The source further narrated that a huge concrete block was used to smash the head of Taufic�s friend. Taufic reportedly died while being conveyed to the hospital. Three mobile phones and a wrapper of wee were found when the two suspects were searched. Nima sources said it was the remains of the two which were buried last Tuesday by their friends at Nima and not that of Razak�s, another dead robber, as earlier reported. Razak and an accomplice, also armed robbers, were gunned down over the weekend by the police. A search at the Accra Regional Police Command showed that the remains of Razak and his colleague were still at the Police Hospital�s morgue awaiting autopsy. When the remains of the two were released for burial, Taufic�s accomplice�s father reportedly rejected his son�s corpse but irate youth of the area took to the streets to pay their last respect to the robbers. They sought to honour the two robbers by requesting that the National Chief Imam offered the last Muslim prayers for them. However, Sheik Shaributu blatantly rejected their request, knowing the two have been terrors in their communities.