A young man has burnt to death in Ise-Ekiti, Ekiti State, after he
was set ablaze by angry youths who accused him of shooting dead his
landlord’s daughter.
The young man, simply identified as Austin was apprehended at a motor
park and was set ablaze following the shooting incident which caused
tension in the community.
The youths’ anger knew no bounds as the Divisional Police Officer
(DPO) of Ise Police station was reportedly hit on the head by the angry
youths for attempting to rescue Austin just before he was set ablaze.
Austin, a trader in his 30s reportedly shot the girl in front of her father’s house at Iro Oraye area of the town.
It was gathered that some sympathisers had taken him to the palace of
the monarch of Ise Ekiti, Oba Adetunji Ajayi possibly to prevent him
from being mobbed, but the irate youths later overpowered the palace
guards and took him to the town’s main motor park where he was burnt.
The remains of the slain girl and that of her killer, which was burnt
beyond recognition, have been deposited at a mortuary in the town by
the police.
After delivering the jungle justice, youths in the community were said to have fled for fear of possible arrest by the police.