Police arrest seven for stoning driver to death

Police arrest seven for stoning driver to death

GUARDIAN 

The police in Ondo State said seven suspects have been arrested for stoning a 35-year-old driver to death on 10 April.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the driver, Olorunfemi Tope, had in an accident that killed one person and injured others along Ijoka road in Akure.

The driver, who was allegedly labelled a ‘Yahoo boy’ by an angry mob, was subsequently lynched to death and the video of the incident was shared on the internet.

Police spokesperson in the state, Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, told journalists on Monday in Akure that seven people were arrested in connection with the incident.

According to Mrs Odunlami-Omisanya, out of the seven, Amos Victor, Boboye Ismail, Olatunji Samuel and Farotimi Pelumi, are the…

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