Jungle Justice: Angry Mob Set Secondary School Dropout Ablaze for Stealing Mobile Phones in Calabar
Daily Post reports
that a secondary school dropout simply identified as Chidozie was set ablaze by
an enraged mob yesterday for stealing some mobile phones at Iyang Edem by
Mount Zion in Calabar, Cross River state.
The young man
reportedly belonged to a five-man robbery gang who attacked and robbed a
teacher at Atu Secondary School. The gang is said to have unleashed a lot of
terror in the area and residents have been keeping track of them in order to
eventually nab them. The gang was finally located yesterday but, unfortunately,
Chidozie was the only one captured as his gang members were lucky to
escape.
An eyewitness
stated that because of the robberies in the area, Chidozie was not spared
and an irate mob took justice into their hands by beating him to death and then
setting him ablaze. The witness added that Chidozie, who was a senior at
Atu Secondary School before he was rusticated, had just been released from
prison a week before his death.
This brings to
mind the ALUU 4 lynching in 2012, when 4 young men, reportedly
students of the University of Port Harcourt, were beaten and burnt alive for
stealing in Aluu, a community in Port Harcourt.
As at press
time, Chidozie’s remains were still by the road side and the Police Public
Relations Officers, PPRO, Irene Ugbo, could not be reached for comments.
OJPals, what do you think? Let us know!
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