The police have denied the trending story of the 7-year-old boy burnt to death in Lagos for stealing garri.
The photos and videos of the “supposed” boy has gone viral on social media. Our investigations revealed that the incident took place somewhere at Orile in Lagos.
He was reported to have been beaten and burnt to death by a mob after he was accused of stealing on Tuesday.
Mr. Abayomi Shogunle, head of Police Complaint Response Unit (CRU), on his twitter handle, @YomiShogunle refuted the claim.
Report from Lagos Commissioner of @PoliceNG indicates that NO BOY CHILD WAS MOBBED/BURNT in Badagry or any part of the State as circulated
1— Abayomi Shogunle, 𝘧𝘴𝘪 (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016
on Social Media.
A yet to be identified ADULT MALE corpse was today recovered at Orile area of Lagos State.
The ADULT MALE corpse has been
2— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016
deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.@PoliceNG investigation ongoing to determine how this ADULT MALE died.
Detail press release later.
3— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016
He said that an adult male body was recovered in Orile area of Lagos, however and that the corpse is yet to be identified.
“The adult male corpse has been deposited in the mortuary for autopsy investigation ongoing to determine how he died,” said Shogunle, who is also the Lagos Police Spokesman. (NAN)
