A man was publicly beaten and was almost lynched after he allegedly stabbed a girl to death in Owerri, Imo state, but policemen intervened to stop the mob attack.
The man, who some say is mentally unstable and other say is a ‘Yahoo boy’ aiming at carrying out money rituals, was detained by members of the community after he allegedly stabbed the youngster to death with a knife at Douglas market in Owerri.
The man was brutally beaten by an angry mob and was almost lynched before security operatives arrived and brought the situation under control.
