A suspected ritualist was lynched yesterday at Otukuku in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State by an irate mob after a decomposing corpse was found under a bridge suspected to be a hideout for ritualists.
Two other members of the gang, however, escaped from the mob.
According to an eyewitness, “Due to the past happenings in the area (Otukuku bridge), people were suspicious of movement of people feigning madness under the bridge. You know that about nine years ago or so, ritualists committed a lot of atrocities under this bridge.
“Well, a motorcyclist went to toilet around the area this evening and saw three men who were pretending to be mad men, this is how they deceive people, and he raised alarm, which attracted youths in the area.
“The youths came to apprehend them and found a decomposing corpse and application forms for admission, suspected to belong to their victims, which littered the place. Two of the ritualists escaped, but one was caught. He was butchered and set ablaze.”
People later thronged the area to catch a glimpse of the burnt ritualist.
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