A young boy has been rescued by some concerned citizens in the Apamisede area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
In a video making the rounds, the young boy was seen with br¥ises and swöllen body parts after he was d¥g out from the spot he was b¥ried by his elder brother who claimed he was instructed by the boy’s mother to p¥nish the erring boy.
The elder brother, who was caught by neighbours, said he b¥ried the boy alive after their mother directed him to p¥nish the boy for st£aling N1000.
The elder brother was heard in the video speaking in pidgin said, “He thief money. The last time he went to thief money, We dey ask am where he put the money, and I no know how much he thief oo but he said nah N1000. The last time he st%le, nobody b£at ham, and nobody touched Ham. Nobody send, nah my mother talk say make I p¥nish am,” the suspect said.
According to Sahara Reporters, a source privy to the incident added that the matter had been reported to the Police Force, D Division, Lokoja.
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