Angry mob lynches, burns young man over alleged motorcycle theft in Kano

A young antheral identified arsenic Ahmad Dankoli was reportedly lynched and his assemblage acceptable ablaze by an aggravated mob successful Balare, Ajingi Local Government Area of Kano State, aft helium was accused of attempting to bargain a motorcycle.

The incidental occurred astatine astir 9 p.m. connected Sunday, coinciding with the community’s play marketplace day.

The councillor representing Balare Ward, Shu’aibu Abdulmumin Yalo, confirmed the incidental to Arewa Updates, saying the deceased was accused of attempting to bargain the motorcycle of a trader who had travel to the market.

“The assemblage accused him of attempting to bargain a motorcycle. Although helium tried to escape, they caught up with him and acceptable him connected fire,” Yalo said.

According to the councillor, information unit responded to the country but were overwhelmed by the ample assemblage and could not halt the mob attack.

“Security operatives came to intervene, but the fig of radical astatine the country was excessively overmuch for them to control,” helium added.

Yalo noted that the marketplace had witnessed respective cases of motorcycle theft successful caller months, a improvement helium said whitethorn person fuelled the mob’s reaction.

The deceased was said to beryllium a well-known societal media protagonist of the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Kwankwasiyya movement.

The incidental comes little than 2 weeks aft different mob...