Seven-year old boy not mobbed in Badagry, police says

The Nigerian Police has denied claims that a 7-year old boy was mobbed in Badagry area of Lagos for allegedly stealing garri.

Supposed images and videos of the alleged child-thief being lynched were circulated on social media on Wednesday. But Head of Complaint Response Unit (CRU) of the Nigerian Police, Abayomi Shogunle, said on Twitter that no such incident was recorded in Lagos State.

“Report from Lagos Commissioner of @PoliceNG indicates that NO BOY CHILD WAS MOBBED/BURNT in Badagry or any part of the State as circulated on social media,” Shogunle tweeted.

He, however, said a corpse of an adult male was recovered by the police at Orile in Lagos and that the corpse has been deposited at a morgue.

Report from Lagos Commissioner of @PoliceNG indicates that NO BOY CHILD WAS MOBBED/BURNT in Badagry or any part of the State as circulated
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— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016

on Social Media.
A yet to be identified ADULT MALE corpse was today recovered at Orile area of Lagos State.
The ADULT MALE corpse has been
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— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016

deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.@PoliceNG investigation ongoing to determine how this ADULT MALE died.
Detail press release later.
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— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016