A mob on Thursday subjected a man suspected to have “stolen” another
man’s manhood to thorough beating at Madalla market,Abuja. He was beaten to stupor by the mob before he was rescued by members of the
vigilante group in the market.
man’s manhood to thorough beating at Madalla market,Abuja. He was beaten to stupor by the mob before he was rescued by members of the
vigilante group in the market.
Shehu Yakubu, a witness who spoke to Daily Trust said that the incident
happened about 2:14p.m., and that the suspect confessed and returned
the stolen manhood.
happened about 2:14p.m., and that the suspect confessed and returned
the stolen manhood.
He said the suspect, who came from Suleja, alighted from an unmarked
vehicle and pretended to be buying fairly used clothes and in the
process brushed a passer-by.
“The man pretended as if he had fallen down and in the process brushed
the victim with his shoulder. The young man raised an alarm about the
disappearance of his manhood few minutes later,” Yakubu said.
He said some people chased the suspect and stopped him from leaving the market.
The suspect denied stealing the manhood and the mob that had already
gathered descended on him beating him into a stupor, until members of
the vigilante group rescued him, the witness said, adding that the man
later confessed and and did another routine and the victim’s manhood
was “restored.”
Efforts to get the reaction of the Divisional Police officer (DPO) in
charge of Madalla division were not successful, but a police officer at
the station said the suspect would soon be charged to court.
The officer said the victim’s manhood was not missing when he was brought to the station.