An angry mob is said to have beat up a middle-aged man to
death after he was accused of trying to kidnap a seven-year-old boy.
According to NAN, a source in the community alleged that the
deceased man trailed the boy while he was returning home from a school
programme at Iludofin area of Omuo Ekiti on Saturday, and dragged him to a
nearby bush.
An alarm was reportedly raised and angry residents were said
to have attacked the suspect and beat him to death.
“The suspect was trailing the boy home from school. When he
realised that he had reached a bushy footpath, he pounced on him and started
dragging him into the bush,” the source said.
“But a man who was looking from afar raised an alarm and the
people caught him in the act and beat him.”
Sunday Abutu, the Ekiti police public relations officer,
confirmed the incident and said security agents tried to rescue the suspect, but
he died at the station.
“The mob action was very thick, but the police tried and
rescued him and the intention was to first take him to the station for cover,
before rushing him to the hospital for medical attention,” he said.
“Unfortunately, he died in the station as a result of the
severe beating.”
According to Abutu, the police have begun investigation into
the matter.
The PPRO cautioned residents to avoid taking matters into
their own hands as every suspect is presumed innocent until found guilty.
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