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68-Year-Old Man Beaten To Death For Hitting A Man With Fetish Ring In Lagos

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A 68-year-old man has attracted the wrath of a raging mob who beat him to death after he allegedly hit a man with a fetish ring during a fight on Osokoya Street, Ketu, Lagos State.

Nasirudeen Ajawesola, had reportedly hit the man who passed out immediately following a fight which ensued in the area.

One of the gang members, Abiola Ogunmola,30, said to be an elder brother to the victim was on Thursday, February 5, 2015 nabbed by the police while others escaped.

According to Punch, the deceased’s first son, a vulcaniser had rushed to the house to inform the father that he was being forced to participate in a community work going on in the area.

On arrival at the scene, Ajawesola got involved in an argument which escalated further into a flight and prompted the slain victim to slap a man in the process.

The gang descended on him when Ajawesola failed to resuscitate the unconscious man as they demanded.

Ogunmola and his angry gang descended on Ajawesola and lynched him to death.

Ogumola was charged at the Ebute Meta Magistrate’s court on two counts of murder which he admitted to committing.

The charge read, “That you, Abiola Ogunmola, on November 8, 2014, at about 11am, at Osokoya Street, Ketu, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit; murder, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 231 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.

“That you did unlawfully kill one Alhaji Nasirudeen Ajawesola, aged 68 years, by torturing him to death and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.”

He was remanded into custody at Ikoyi prison pending on a legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

The case was adjourned till  May 3, 2015 pending on a legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions advice.

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