A young man was stoned to death by an angry mob on Monday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for allegedly killing two persons and injuring six others in a road accident.
Police spokeswoman in the state, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident.
Visibly sad over the killing through jungle justice, she told news men that the accident involved a vehicle and a commercial motorcycle on Ijoka road.
Her words: “There was an accident that led to the death of a motorcyclist, and rather than the people around helping, they resorted to jungle justice by killing the young man and setting his car ablaze.”
But for the quick intervention of the police, the parents of the driver too would have been killed, according to her
She said that the parents were not in the same vehicle with their son but only came to the scene to see what was happening.
“In all, two people were confirmed dead while the six others who sustained injuries in the accident are currently receiving treatment at the hospital,” the PPRO said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier gathered that the driver was suspected to be an internet fraudster popularly known as ‘Yahoo boy’.
But the police spokeswoman said: “No one can confirm if the young man in question is an internet fraudster, there was an accident that led to the death of a motorcyclist, and rather than people around to help, some resolved to Jungle Justice by killing the young man Olorunfemi Tope aged 35 who drove the vehicle and set the car ablaze.
“But for the quick intervention of the police, his parents too would have been killed, in all 2 people are confirmed dead while 6 others involved and injured in the accident are currently in the hospital. The parent of the driver now late came to the scene but not in the vehicle with their son.”
