An Angry mob has taken justice into their hands as they set two suspected ritualists ablaze for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl to death.
According to a witness who spoke with The Sun, the incident happened in Ede-Oballa, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The witness also revealed that the girl, who was one of the daughters of late Philip Ugwu of Umuidu, went missing a few days ago and was later found dead in a nearby bush with her eyes, breast, and private parts removed.
“The girl who was about 10 years old was initially declared missing and the next day she was found dead with her body badly mutilated,” the source narrated.
“Her eyes were plugged out, her private parts were cut off and taken away by the suspected ritualists.
“Angered by the development, the elders and youths in the community went out of their way in search of what happened to the little girl.
“Along the line, it was discovered that some members of the community has hand in the killing of the little girl, two-person was arrested by the member of the neighborhood watch, but the angry mob overpowered them from handing them over to the police and set them ablaze,”
“They confessed to the crime and pleaded for forgiveness but these mobs were adamant,” he added.
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The witness also identified the suspects as Ifeanyi, a native doctor, and Chidera, stressing that they are bkyhe from the community, and they might have killed the girl for money ritual purposes.
Another eyewitness from the community told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident had thrown the community into sorrow.
“The natives of the town have been worried that ritualists have entered the community. Only ritualists will rape a girl to death and remove her vital organs for their evil acts,” the witness narrated.
“That was why when residents heard that the perpetrators of the dastardly act had been arrested by the Neighbourhood Watch, everybody rushed to its office. The crowd overpowered the security men and grabbed the two ritualists that killed the girl and set them on fire and watched them burn to death.
“It was the intention of the security men to take the suspects to the police but they were overpowered by the mob,” the eyewitness said.
Confirming the incident, the President-General and Councillor who represents the community, Messrs Val Omeje, and Hyginus Ogbu, respectively, said that the suspects hailed from the community.
Meanwhile, graphic videos of the mob action and that of the confession made by one of the suspects before he was set ablaze are making the round on Facebook.
Watch the video HERE
