According to Premium Times, the police
in Lagos have commenced investigations into the killing of a seven-year-old boy
who was reportedly set ablaze in Badagry for allegedly stealing cassava flour,
popularly known as garri.
The Lagos
police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmus, disclosed this to PREMIUM TIMES through an
SMS.
“The
Commissioner of Police Lagos state has directed the Divisional Police Officers
(DPO) in charge of that jurisdiction to investigate and brief the command if the
crime in question actually happened.
“Nigerians
can be rest assured that the perpetrators will be arrested and prosecuted,” she
said.
Ms. Badmus
said the police will not tolerate jungle justice in any part of the state.
News
broke, Wednesday, on social media of how the boy was caught trying to steal
garri from a shop in Badagry, a town on the outskirts of Lagos.
He was
reportedly beaten, stoned, tied up and later set ablaze by the angry mob.
The death
of the young boy has received nationwide condemnation since news of the
incident broke.
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