The Thread: “If I was there, I’d have bought the petrol myself…” | These tweets by @Harri_Obi examines why lynching happens

Yesterday, this photo below circulated on social media, calling the attention of people to a seven year old boy who had been set on fire because he stole garri. Expectedly, people reacted with indignation that a seven year old child could be treated in such a manner in this Nigeria. Turns out the story was false.

Reactions to the falsely peddled story:

The Police Force has now set the record straight, explaining that it was indeed an adult male who was lynched. Harry Obi, has given perspective to the story of that lynching: It occurred because the community was fed up with the countless murders by phone thieves, and the silence from law enforcement authorities- even after they were informed of the notoriety of that bus stop.

This is not to say that all cases of lynching are a result of a community protecting itself from constant assault by thieves. The Aluu 4 and Madam Bridget’s Agbanime’s murders do not support this proposition. Sometimes, lynching is just human beings believing in their own superiority and deciding to play God.

Please see details below:

Harrison’s story

The evil in this world, sha.

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