Nigeria: Teenager set on fire in Niger over missing kids
By Ahmad Hadizat Omayoza, Mamos Nigeria
A suspected hoodlum caught in Lapai Neighborhood Government Area of Niger State on Friday evening was set ablaze by certain residents after he supposedly kidnapped two kids.
City Round accumulated that the suspect, whose character presently couldn’t seem to be known, was diverting the kids to an obscure destination when he was confronted by certain residents who asked him where he was taking the two kids to.
Incapable to offer any solid response, it was discovered that they slid on him and beat him to a trance like state.
Not fulfilled, the crowd accumulated wood and tires and put them on the suspected thief while some others gave fuel which they poured on the dead body prior to setting him on fire.
A video of the horde activity showed individuals pouring fuel on the inert body and setting it ablaze. The video additionally showed a few youths taking part in the wilderness equity.
The representative for the state police order, Abiodun Wasiu, when reached, affirmed the episode. He said when the police showed up at the scene, the crowd had scattered however had the option to empty the consumed body to the medical clinic, adding that the police would capture the guilty parties.
