Five officers attached to the Gwagwa Police Division were attacked on Thursday evening by a mob in the Dei Dei area of Abuja after they tried to rescue a man identified as Mubarak who was almost lynched over an allegation of stealing manhood.
It was gathered that an unidentified man raised an alarm of a missing manhood after coming in contact with the suspect.
The mob beat the suspect to make him restore the missing manhood before the arrival of the police who were also attacked and their vehicles destroyed.
Speaking to Punch on Friday, an eyewitness said the victim cried out for help when he noticed the disappearance of his manhood and Mubarak was caught.
The eyewitness said, “On Thursday evening at Dei-Dei Timber market, a man called Mubarak was attacked by an angry mob after a man said his manhood went missing after having contact with him. He cried out for help and some people gathered round Mubarak. He was beaten and almost lynched when about five policemen came to the scene to rescue him. All efforts by the police to ensure that the mob released Mubarak to them fell on deaf ears.
“The mob then turned to the policemen and destroyed their vehicle. Those who escaped, called their office and they reinforced to the place. The whole area was tensed yesterday and we are not even sure what would happen next. This manhood issue is getting out of and now, it is time we do something about it,” he pleaded.
Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh condemned the attack on the policemen and said, “Our men deployed to the scene to rescue the man who was attacked. Reinforcement was immediately deployed. Normalcy has been restored to the area. Lawful citizens can go about their activities without fear.”
“The CP condemned in strong terms the attack on policemen. He has ordered those involved should be arrested. We are for the umpteenth time warning against mob attacks, particularly on the issue of organ disappearance. We have arrested 14 people involved, and we will continue to do so.”
