TEENAGER BEATEN TO PULP AND SET ON FIRE BY MOB

The video clip of a teenager believed to have been burnt to death in the Orile area for stealing, has continued to generate discussions on the social media with many commentators calling for police investigation into the killing.

A mob at the Alafia Bus stop in the Orile area on Saturday had caught the boy, whose name had yet to be ascertained, accusing him of stealing a wallet. It was gathered that after the teenager was beaten to a pulp, the mob got a tyre and set fire to the teenager.

A witness who gave his name only as Mr. Harrison, alleged that the deceased belonged to a robbery gang, which usually stabbed victims who refused to part with their property.

He said,

“My house is near the scene of the incident. Alafia bus stop is notorious for phone thieves. I lost my younger brother to the thieves in January 2016. He was 20 years old, we were coming back from a rehearsal when we were attacked by the thieves at that bus stop. My brother was holding his friend’s Samsung Galaxy Tab. They stabbed him in the neck and my brother collapsed. He was rushed to a hospital but he died minutes later.

I was going somewhere when I witnessed the lynching of the thief at that same bus stop. I am against lynching, but this particular incident is very personal to me. I do not support jungle justice, but these teenage criminals are ready to kill during their robbery operations.”  Mr. Harrison concluded.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, had directed the Orile Divisional Police Officer to investigate the incident.