A young man was lynched to death on claims that he was a wizard, and the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, CP Ben Nebolisa Okolo, has ordered agents of the State Criminal Investigation Department to find those responsible.
On September 14, 2022, John Dimie, the victim, was stoned to death in Yenagoa, the state capital, in the Agudama Epie axis.
A victim who was on a building’s rooftop was stoned by some adolescents as seen in a social media sensational video.
In a statement released on September 17th, the command’s spokesperson, SP Asinim Butswat, stated that an investigation was being conducted into the viral video in order to find and apprehend those responsible.’
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“On 14 September 2022 at about 0730 hours, Policemen responded to a distressed call at Agudama Epie, Yenagoa, that a young man was allegedly lynched to death by irate youths on allegation of witchraft. Before the arrival of the Policemen the youths have deserted the area,” the statement read.
“The victim was later identified as John Dimie ‘m’ who was allegedly mentally deranged. In a viral video trending on social media, some youths were seen stoning the victim on a rooftop of a building. The viral video is being subjected to forensic analysis to identify the perpetrators and arrest them.
“The command hereby warn members of the public to desist from taking the laws into their own hands, as perpetrators of jungle justice will be fished out to face the full wrath of the law.”
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