In an unusual incident, a middle-aged man suspected to be a manhood thief has been beaten to a stupor in Lokoja, Kogi state.
The incident occured on Tuesday when the suspect, identified as Idris Abubakar, visited a shop situated behind the Dunamis Church in Lokoja, with the intent of purchasing bread.
According to an eyewitness, confusion erupted when the shop owner experienced a sudden shock in his body. He subsequently checked his manhood and discovered that it had inexplicably disappeared.
In response to the shop owner’s cries for help, nearby residents and passersby apprehended the suspect and subjected him to a thorough beating.
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The eye witness further said the suspect confessed to the crime after the thorough beating and expressed joy that the manhood of the shop owner has been restored.
Similar incidents have reportedly occurred in Karaworo and Ganaja areas in the State capital, with each suspect receiving mob actions.
Also, on Wednesday early morning in the Adankolo area of Lokoja, a boy selling doughnuts was said to have screamed after the disappearance of his manhood after being paid by a man who bought doughnuts from him.
The said man could not be found after the incident.
Likewise another case at Ganaja Village a passenger cried out after being touched by a fellow passenger in a Tricycle, aka Keke, with the suspect already beaten blue and black but yet to accept responsibility for the action.
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Two suspects are said to be in A’ Division custody of the Nigeria Police, Lokoja, after being almost lynched by a mob around Old Market of Lokoja in the evening hours of Tuesday.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, said the Police had received the report and are working on it.
He cautioned the public not to take the law into their own hands, warning that once there is such allegations, the people should report to enable the Police to conduct a thorough investigation into the allegation.
He warned that the Police will prosecute anybody who takes the law into his hands.
