Pic shows: The thief after he was beaten;nnThis is the horrifying moment an alleged thief is savagely beaten and burnt to death by a an angry mob.nnThe boy was set upon after being accused of repeatedly robbing money and threatening to kill people.nnThe accident took place in the Badagry district of the city of Lagos in the southwestern Nigerian Lagos State.nnThe shocking footage shows the boy with a bloodied face holding his hands up as the mob surround him as he sits on the floor.nnHis legs are tied together as the group surround him aggressively.nnHe is beaten in the cruel attack before being doused in petrol and a tyre placed around his neck. He is then set alight and left for dead, despite some residents calling in the background to hand him over to police.nnThe bloody violence was placed on African social media on 12th November with some users saying he is only seven-years-old while others put him at 15.nnResident Oladipupo Raphael Dare was one of those who spread the footage.nnHe wrote: "Lagos thief rest in bad. Good bye to you oooo..."nnIt is alleged the boy was caught in a supermarket trying to steal food, which he had been caught doing before on more than one occasion.nnThe police have not commented on the matter yet.
A horrifying video showing a child being savagely beaten by an angry mob before he was burned to death has emerged from Nigeria. Continue Full Reading>>>
The boy was accused of repeatedly robbing locals and businesses, and even threatening to kill people, before he was set upon.
The brutal killing happened in the Badagry district of Lagos, the country’s biggest city.
The boy was seen begging for his life in the horrific video
He is beaten over and over again as he begs for his life, and a man can be seen trying to place a tyre around his neck to necklace him. Continue Full Reading>>>
Necklacing is when a tyre full of flammable liquid is placed around someone’s neck and the fluid is then set alight, causing them to burn to death.
The boy, whose feet were bound, was beaten by an angry mobHe pleaded for his life, but his call for mercy was ignoredA large crowd gathered to see the boy being killed after allegedly being caught stealing from a supermarket
The boy, however, appears to manage to throw the tyre off. As the pictures show, however, he was then apparently set alight anyway and burnt to death, despite the fact that some residents called for him to be handed over to police, according to reports.
The video clearly shows him being savagely beaten and later the images show him being burnt alive.
The gruesome scene was shared on social media, with reports about his age varying wildly, with some suggesting he was 15 years old, but with others saying he could be as young as seven.
Netizen ‘Oladipupo Raphael Dare’ was one of those who spread the footage, writing: “Lagos thief rest in bad. Good bye to you oooo…”
The boy had allegedly been caught in a supermarket trying to steal food, which he had been caught doing before on more than one occasion, as well as robbing locals.
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