As shared by Ogbuanya Bill...
'THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE ALLEGED "7 YEAR OLD" BOY WHO WAS TORTURED AND BURNT TO DEATH IN LAGOS...
First
of all the boy in question is not 7 years old as broadcasted by
everyone on the Internet but a small man who is in his mid twenties. I
wondered how such a person can be 7 years old because I watched so many
of his pictures and videos where he was being lynched by the mob, I was
sure he wasnt less than 20 years from what I observed and saw...
Secondly
the boy is a notorious criminal who is a senior member of a gang that
has being terrorizing the people of a community called Alafia in Lagos
State, they have robbed many people blind, maimed, injured and even
killed people including a young boy of 17 years who refuse to surrender
his mobile phone to them when they attacked him, they had even throw
another guy off from a bridge because he didn't want to hand over his
precious properties and money.
Thirdly those people decided to
torture and kill him because they didn't trust the police, they believed
that if they handed the boy over to the police they will just detain
him for sometime and then let him free after he pays some money to them,
the community has handed such notorious criminals to the police in the
past but they released them back into the society after some days and
the criminals continued their evil activities.
Finally it isn't
true that he stole ordinary garri as alleged by people but he stole
expensive phones and even stabbed someone in the process, he was caught
and the people decided to mete out jungle justice on him to serve as a
warning to other notorious criminals like him in the area...
Am
in no way endorsing or supporting jungle justice but I can understand
the frustration and anger of the people of that community, I feel what
they have passed through in the hands of the boy and his gang, however
they should just have beaten him thoroughly and them handed him to the
police while monitoring the police through credible and eminent Lawyers
until the boy is charged to court and punished for his crimes'