Jungle Justice: Angry Mob Sets Hungry Thief Ablaze For Allegedly Stealing 2kg Maize Flour
An angry mob has early hours Friday, at Kwale County, in the Federal Capital Territory, killed a middle-aged man for allegedly stealing two kilograms of maize flour.
According to the report, the incident happened in Kidomaya village in Lungalunga where residents were angered by this man who was said to have stolen the flour to feed his hungry family.
Incidentally, the man was beaten to a pulp before being set on fire.
The police arrived at the scene later and rushed him to the hospital for a medical check-up and treatment to save his life. He was however pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sam Udekwe is a journalist working in the News and Current Affairs department, Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) Enugu. He is well trained in all genres of journalistic venture.
Mr Sam read Mass Communication, graduating all with Distinction in National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma at IMT, Enugu and Madonna University, Okija, Anambra state, while he is presently on his M.Sc programme also in Mass Communication, at National Open University of Nigeria.
He is currently the NUJ Chairman, Enugu state.
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