Several persons were on Sunday reportedly killed and police station and vehicles burnt down by angry youths in the suburban town of Agenebode, the headquarters of Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State over allegations that suspected criminal Fulani, who have been kidnapping and killing people in the area for organ harvesting was being protected by the police.
A resident said the incident that led to this carnage was the case of a young boy who was said to have been kidnapped some weeks ago and after ransom was paid, he was still not released.
It was gathered that the community youths were able to track the phone of the victim and the user was arrested and handed over to the police in the process, the user was traced to the head of the Hausa/Fulani community in the area.
Apparently not satisfied with the way the police were handling the matter, the youths of the community were said to have stormed the police station and taken away the suspect who it was gathered led them to the house of the Hausa/Fulani leader where on prodding, allegedly confessed to them that several kidnapped victims have been killed buried in shallow graves after parts of their bodies were harvested.
The infuriated youths dug out the decomposing body of the young man in the compound of the leader of the Hausa/Fulani who had reportedly fled with his family and in the process of digging up the decomposing body, saw several bones believed to be that of human beings.
A resident said the incident that led to this carnage was the case of a young boy who was said to have been kidnapped some weeks ago and after ransom was paid, he was still not released.
It was gathered that the community youths were able to track the phone of the victim and the user was arrested and handed over to the police in the process, the user was traced to the head of the Hausa/Fulani community in the area.
Apparently not satisfied with the way the police were handling the matter, the youths of the community were said to have stormed the police station and taken away the suspect who it was gathered led them to the house of the Hausa/Fulani leader where on prodding, allegedly confessed to them that several kidnapped victims have been killed buried in shallow graves after parts of their bodies were harvested.
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