Following the mob killing of a boy, who allegedly stole in Lagos,
Nigerians are demanding justice for a seven-year-old boy who was
lynched for stealing garri.
A video which went virile on social media showed some group of people
beating, stoning and finally setting a boy between the age 7-16
ablaze.
“So the best option was to burn this boy because he stole garri. I
need a better look at all those murderers watching him die. This is
just sad,’’ @Franklytwits tweeted.
Miss Daniella @Dani__Keri
In a separate tweet @Dani_keri said, “I am shocked that people are
justifying this act, at age 7,17 or 71 we should all
#SayNoToJungleJustice . Nobody is old enough to be lynched!’’
He was allegedly just 7 years of age. He was hungry It was garri
(cassava flakes) he stole. He stole to eat it, not save it in the
bank. Yes! They caught him. Beat him up blue and black. He laid there
wiping and wailing. He was now bearing not just the hunger pains in
his stomach but also the endless beating. He cried out. He searched
through the crowd for a saviour. A heaven sent. One who has felt his
type of hunger. One who can say ‘he was just 7 years old and hungry’.
But no!
There was no saviour. Just righteous judges. People who have never
stolen in their life. People who have never been hungry. And while he
was still searching for help. Hoping for one last miracle from heaven.
The beatings died down. He sighed, it has ended. He thought he was
going to be set free. But while still lost in his thoughts, the tyre
came heavily round his neck and fuel was poured on him. Fuel that was
more than the garri he stole. He looked to heaven one last time and
murmured a little prayer I think before he finally burst up in flames.
And the Nigerian saints without sins or who have never known hunger
celebrated.
They have rid the society of one bad egg. And yet politicians steal
billions of naira and still walk around freely and been celebrated.
He was just 7 years old. He was just hungry. He stole garri to fill
his empty stomach. And the Nigerian saints killed him.
Another life wasted. Another restless spirit roaming. Another young
blood crying out to God day and night. Another unjustifiable and
senseless killing. Driven by hunger and taste. He stole to fill his
hungry stomach. Not to buy cars or build mansions, not to send his
siblings abroad or to walk about with police and army escorts. He
stole because times are hard.
Police have refuted the news of the lynching of a seven-year-old boy
for stealing garri in the Badagry area of Lagos state. Reports and
videos making the rounds on the social media indicate that the boy was
set ablaze after being beaten up. The reports caused outrage on the
social media with many Nigerians calling for an investigation into the
incident and an end to jungle justice.
However, the Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni has
confirmed, according to a reliable source that the said lynching of
the seven-year-old boy over garri theft is untrue.
Police complaint unit, headed by Mr Abayomi Shogunle, in its twitter
handle @YomiShogunle, said there was no truth in the purported
lynching.
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