A mob in the Agunbiade area of Somolu, Lagos State, has reportedly assaulted a yet-to-be-identified physically challenged man over allegations that he used diabolical means to steal another man’s manhood.
This incident occurred barely a week after a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Samsideen Oladiti, popularly known as Shamelon, allegedly assaulted a tricyclist to death in the Lagos Island area of the state.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday from an eyewitness, identified simply as Gbenga, that trouble started on Thursday, when a man raised an alarm, claiming his manhood disappeared after he picked up a cash note allegedly dropped by the disabled man.
According to him, the alarm drew a crowd who descended on the suspect, beating him and demanding that he restore the victim’s manhood.
Photographs from the scene showed the physically challenged man, who appeared crippled, with bloodstains on his head, apparently from injuries sustained during the attack.
The suspect was alleged to have confessed to using the money for the diabolical act and reportedly promised to restore the manhood if allowed to go elsewhere.
Gbenga said, “An Aboki (a term commonly used to describe northerners) was caught today for attempting to steal a manhood through diabolical means.
“One man said he picked up a cash note allegedly dropped by him, and immediately his manhood disappeared.
“He was attacked by some boys, and he admitted that he would restore his manhood if they allowed him to go somewhere. He also claimed the money had been laced with charms.”
The eyewitness added that police officers from the Onipanu Division later intervened to calm the situation.
“After they left, I learnt that the man said his manhood had been restored and that the police helped them settle the matter,” he said.
When contacted on Sunday, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, promised to get back to our correspondent but had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
PUNCH Metro recalls that in January, the Delta State Police Command detained a man, Benedict Toju, after he accused policemen conducting a stop-and-search operation of stealing his manhood.
The command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the suspect and his friends were released after a search revealed nothing incriminating, but he later returned to claim his manhood had disappeared.
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