A tragic incident happened in Lagos on Monday, as a man wrongly accused of stealing a phone was beaten to death by an angry mob.
The 22-year-old jungle justice victim was identified as Olamide Omolede, and it was gathered that the incident occurred at Badore, Ajah area of Lagos shortly after he went to a nearby store to charge his phone for a fee.
The lady who claimed her phone was stolen, reportedly brought in the thugs who killed and threw the body of the deceased into the lagoon.
Speaking to Premium Times, an eyewitness revealed that the deceased was first paraded half-naked to Iyalaye Store where the alleged theft occurred, before being beaten to death.
“After he eventually died, the thugs threw him into the lagoon. But we concerned people of the community paid Egun people to help trace the corpse after we heard the incident. The corpse was brought out of the river this morning,” he said.
The ‘stolen’ phone was later found with the son of the…
Source: Linda Ikeji
