Angry Youth Stone Suspected Boko Haram Member To Death In Kano

An unidentified man was Friday
lynched in Kano on suspicion he
belonged to the deadly sect, Boko
Haram.
The man was stoned to death by
hundreds who gathered near Kano
Central Mosque shortly before the
commencement of Friday prayers.
The attackers said the man arrived
at the area with an explosive
material and a gun.
Spotted, a group of youth chased
him from Karkasara to the Central
Mosque where he was rounded up
and stoned to death.
The Kano Police spokesperson, Musa
Majiya, confirmed the incident.
He however said security operatives
arrived at the scene promptly but
could not trace any of the alleged
weapons the man was accused of
carrying.
Mr. Magaji, an Assistance
Superintendent of Police, said
because the unproved allegation,
police had commenced investigation
into what actually happened.
He warned the public against taking
laws into their hands whenever they
suspected anything untoward, saying
it could lead to attacks on innocent
people.
The attack came more than two
months after Boko Haram launched
a devastating bomb and gun attacks
on the central mosque killing more
than 100 people.
An unidentified man was Friday
lynched in Kano on suspicion he
belonged to the deadly sect, Boko
Haram.
The man was stoned to death by
hundreds who gathered near Kano
Central Mosque shortly before the
commencement of Friday prayers.
The attackers said the man arrived
at the area with an explosive
material and a gun.
Spotted, a group of youth chased
him from Karkasara to the Central
Mosque where he was rounded up
and stoned to death.
The Kano Police spokesperson, Musa
Majiya, confirmed the incident.
He however said security operatives
arrived at the scene promptly but
could not trace any of the alleged
weapons the man was accused of
carrying.
Mr. Magaji, an Assistance
Superintendent of Police, said
because the unproved allegation,
police had commenced investigation
into what actually happened.
He warned the public against taking
laws into their hands whenever they
suspected anything untoward, saying
it could lead to attacks on innocent
people.
The attack came more than two
months after Boko Haram launched
a devastating bomb and gun attacks
on the central mosque killing more
than 100 people.