Man burnt to death for stabbing neighbor

An angry mob in Ungwan-Rukuba New Road, around the Nasarawo area of Jos, on Wednesday, preferred to mete out instant jungle justice on a 25-year-old man, Mantau Rati Black rather than wait for the system and the law to take its course.

The angry mob set the man ablaze, and ensured that he was dead before leaving the area, while policemen and soldiers watched seemingly helplessly.

Black’s crime was that he allegedly stabbed a neigbour, one Sati Samola for intervening in a fight between Black and his (Black’s) younger sister, the night before.

An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that Black was lynched in revenge for the deadly stab he inflicted wounds he inflicted on Samola, which later led to Samola’s death.

The eyewitness said that Samola was first rushed to a private hospital which refused to treat him, before he was taken to the Plateau Specialist Hospital, where he later died.

Angered by the development, youths of the area were said to have gone after the suspected killer (Black) and wrestled him from policemen and some soldiers who intervened and wanted him to be prosecuted.

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The eyewitness said that the youths quickly put a used tyre round the neck of the suspect, set it ablaze and waited till he was burnt to death before they dispersed to bury the stabbed Samola.

According to the source, the youths claimed that the suspect was fond of “misbehaving” and might be freed to unleash even worse havoc on the society.

“They, therefore, insisted on `removing’ him from their midst,” the source said.

Contacted, Mr Emmanuel Abuh, the Public Relations Officer of the Plateau Command, confirmed knowledge of the incident.

“I went there (where it happened), yesterday, but could not see the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in charge of the area.

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