A mob roasted a yet to be identified
middle-aged man alive for allegedly stealing a phone estimated at
N45,000 in Mushin area of Lagos.
A female tenant said to have seen him with a Samsung Galaxy phone , raised the alarm which alerted residents.
Eye
witnesses said that the suspect initially denied the allegation,
stating rather that he lost his way. He later admitted , blaming his
indulgence on hunger.
His passionate plea for
forgiveness fell on deaf ears as he was beaten to a pulp and set ablaze
before the arrival of policemen from Area ‘ D’ command.
Spokesman
for the Lagos State Police command, , Olarinde Famous-Cole, who
confirmed the incident, said that one person had been arrested in
connection with the mob action.
He gave the
identity of the arrested suspect as Isiaka Kolawole, adding that he was
being interrogated at the Homicide section of the State Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department. SCIID, Yaba.
He
said: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased was accused
of stealing a galaxy phone from a house, in Mushin. An angry mob
lynched him.”
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