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Photos: Mob Cuts Off Man’s Hand In Uyo Akwa Ibom State For Stealing Flat Screen TV At Viewing Centre
September 24, 2016 – Pictures: Angry Mob Amputate Thief For Stealing Flat Screen TV At Football Viewing Centre In Akwa Ibom State
An angry mob carried out a disturbing jungle justice on a man around 5:00 am in Akwa Ibom State today Saturday the 24th of September 2016.
The suspect identified as Akam Itiam reportedly sneaked into a popular football viewing centre on Ibiam street in Uyo around 4: 30 this morning and successfully removed one of the flat screen Televisions there but while he was about taking it out, he was caught by vigilant residents who descended on him.
The owner of the viewing centre was contacted and the moment he saw what Itiam did to his business centre, he ordered the mob to deal with him.
Before police could come to his rescue, the mob had already chopped off his right hand.
See graphic photos from the scene of the jungle justice below… VIEWERS DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED.
betty
September 24, 2016 at 7:48 PM
serves him right oleburuku
fifelomo
September 24, 2016 at 8:28 PM
Hmmm, not even a new one. I am not in support of this, but this serves him right.
swipzyp
September 24, 2016 at 8:30 PM
That is what he deserve onye oshi
Nicholas Enabs
September 24, 2016 at 8:40 PM
This will serve as a warning to other thiefs out there
Maruf
September 24, 2016 at 10:05 PM
That is sharia law, for those who hate Islam see yourself
Keeping it real
September 25, 2016 at 1:12 AM
Seeing someone being a born-again over night.Honestly when ever this guy looks at his right hand and remember what happened today,he should thank his God that they did not kill him.
angel basting
September 25, 2016 at 1:15 AM
that is not how to do the work of the Lord, that is devil judgment. I feel for him cuz it’s Hunger that lead him to steal, when they caught him ,they will advice him and deal with him as long he has not kill person and it’s just local thief without gun and let him go or handed over to the police. Just Cut off some body hand and that is a pure wickedness. How do you expect that young man to survive in life.
Jilo
September 26, 2016 at 2:14 PM
@Angel boasting, I understand how you are feeling, I felt the same way too but let me be honest with you these thieves also go to people’s home to rob, kill and rape them. How do you justify that? V. When you said the law should have taken its course, I agreed but I don’t think that really works in Nigeria. Most of these thieves after bribing their way out of police net will go back to the street to rob again. The pubic has no hope in our judiciary system. That is why people are now taking law into their own hand. If our system has been designed that armed robbers are spending lengthy time in jail/ death sentencing may be people will have confidence in our judiciary system and this guy hand might not have been chopped off.
Ayo
September 25, 2016 at 2:56 AM
If only the same treatment can be handed over to all our crooked thieves calling themselves leaders of a rich but bankrupt country where a grownup up man steals pot of rice then we would have peace.
As in sharia so as in the bible is this punishment sanctioned however it is still jungle justice without proper trial before punishment. If we had the true law of God then we will not be in this mess. If some one had amputated the hands of corrupt leaders of the first republic to dissuade others, I can argue Nigeria will be a first world country by now. God has made man and He is wiser than man in all ways. And His ways shall never change no matter the amount of dodgy universal human principles that man can formulate any day.
Amanda
September 25, 2016 at 3:43 AM
I wonder why they did not apply biblical Law instead of Islamic Law?. This is “instant sharia”. Unfortunately this is not Sharia Law bcus it failed to go through due process.
You people are deceiving yourselves. You condemned Sharia as barbaric but you applied it instantly here. Na you sabi. This is why your politicians don’t want to Sharia law bcus they know their hands would be severed.
Suleiman Abdurrahman Ajiya
September 25, 2016 at 9:24 AM
that is sharia law.. I wish those who looting our economic.. this would be done to them.. looting would stop in Nigeria..
Bok
September 25, 2016 at 1:00 PM
really sorry, cutting off his hands is extreme
sola olaniyi
September 26, 2016 at 10:29 AM
serves him right..
fifelomo
September 27, 2016 at 1:18 PM
Egbon, what will u tell ur grandchildren in future when they asked what happen to your hand? too bad.