Contrary to earlier reports that a 7-year old boy attempting to steal garri was burned to death in Lagos, new reports have provided new information.
Reports from the Nigerian police say that a man, not a boy was lynched and that the incident occurred in the Orile area of Lagos. Other reports say that the man lynched by the mob was a member of a gang of armed robbers.
Report from Lagos Commissioner of @PoliceNG indicates that NO BOY CHILD WAS MOBBED/BURNT in Badagry or any part of the State as circulated
1— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016
on Social Media.
A yet to be identified ADULT MALE corpse was today recovered at Orile area of Lagos State.
The ADULT MALE corpse has been
2— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016
deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.@PoliceNG investigation ongoing to determine how this ADULT MALE died.
Detail press release later.
3— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016
