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Monday 13 February 2012

Valentine: Man burnt to death over stolen gifts for lover


A robber, who strongly believed he must show love to his lover on Valentine’s Day by any means possible, has been burnt to death by an irate mob in Warri, Delta State.

The Valentine lover was lynched and burnt to death by the mob after his failed attempt to steal gift items he intended to present to his lover from a boutique in Udu area of Delta State.


The deceased was reported to have stolen some clothes from a roadside boutique along Orhurunwho Road near Warri, but was not lucky as the shop owner raised an alarm when he attempted to escape.


It was gathered that the deceased had gone to the boutique pretending to be shopping for his girlfriend for the Valentine’s Day when he suddenly brought out a gun to intimidate both the shop owner and her sales girl.


He was, however, given a hot chase as he stepped out of the shop after picking the few items in a bag and the shop owner (a lady), raised an alarm, which attracted her neighbours.


The robber lover, however, remained unrelenting as he shot into the air when it became obvious that those chasing him were catching up with him. The gunshot that was meant to create panic did not yield its desired result as those chasing after him intensified the hot chase.


He was later caught with a rubber bag containing female clothes and about five pairs of jean material, which he said he stole as valentine gifts for his girlfriend since he could not afford to buy.


The irate mob that chased the deceased lynched and burnt him alive, close to the popular Esco Superstore, along the ever-busy road.


The incident, which happened about 6:30 p.m., caused heavy traffic gridlock along the road where hundreds of residents thronged to catch a glimpse of the deceased.


But in a swift reaction, the state police chief, Mamman Tsafe, said there was no need for people to take laws into their hands especially now that the police were on top of security situation in the metropolis.

26 comments:

Anonymous said...

Proper mumu. Another man will fuck her buttocks on vals day. Serves him right.

Bellaz said...

Just imagine oh.All in the name of valentine's day....but on the other hand...is it because of this he was killed? Thats murder anyway you look at it. Let the man have his day in court or let the necessary authorities handle him.

Anonymous said...

Life means nothing in Nigeria. Burn a man for that?

Makeover by T.E.J.U said...

Clothes will Wear and tear,....really Sad tho!, is this the Fatherland i'm supposed to serve with love,strength and faith?.......london.on my mind .

kcee said...

He is just a fool.He should blame himself for his death. Guys never try to impress a woman.Buy her something you can afford not because you want to impress but because she has proved that she deserves it. If she doesn't like you the way you are, then she is not for you.

Anonymous said...

The robber shot yet the crowd intensified in hot chase!well, well, well,that can only happen in warri! luv,luv, just luv my pple!( with a deep voice)!if nah lag! hmmm! all man for scatter for gun shots!nah who wan die?

Anonymous said...

a man has died because of bread my goodness...

Anonymous said...

This is madness. Why do people take this valentine thing to the extreme? The guy is just a fool. Now another fortunate guy is gonna fuck her tomorrow for what he died for.@Bellaz if it murder then who is the offender?

Anonymous said...

@anonymous 7.48pm he wasnt burnt because he stole.he was burnt because he had a gun and was shooting in the air to scare d pple chasin him..dnt get me wrng i dnt support jungle justice 1 bit(it disgusts me), but i'm from warri and i cn tell u wit d amount of robberies and kidnappings in town of late people are really upset.so anyone caught robbing wit a gun now weda he killed any1 or not wil most likely b burnt just like this fellow was..so sad..God help Nigeria

Anonymous said...

ONOME says......................LWBMB(laugh wan burst my belle)...truly ridiculous!!

Anonymous said...

Funny but this happened close to my shop and I even saw the dead body. Too bad but the thief kept shooting sporadically and also shot someone on the arm, if the guy hadnt dogded the bullet he would have been dead. serves him right i would say, so much for valentine.

Anonymous said...

Men na dear una go know say problem in nigeria is not solve cos dey don't sopose to kill him dats a mess no law in dis country atol men dats fuck am leaving dis country

emerald said...

good for the idiot, let him go and face judgement and tell God is val time, may his soul rest in hell..criminal

emerald said...

but we nigerians are wicked, we dont even have self pity, what benefit killing and burning him alive brought to us now, we should try and reasonable at times

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koa006 said...

hi linda, can you please not use different font sizes? it distorts my eyesight thank you :-) As for the thief, this is a perfect case of using a sledge hammer to kill an ant. Na wetin, biko?!

Anonymous said...

....the girl friend must be an igbo girl
....Gbenga.

wini syno is speaking said...

How on earth will someone steal a gift all in the name of Val, if the girl truly loves him just spending the day with him, hearing him profess his love for her would have made her day a wonderful one without any gift, now the girl will never forgive him if she hears that he was killed because he stole a gift for her, but the Deltans went too far they would have handed him over to the police than taking someone's life in the most cruel way because of mere cloths, a life they were not aware of how it was created.

Didislim said...

He didn't have to be killed that way. Yes, he was so so wrong in stealing stupidly, but the people that took action shouldn't have...so sad life means nothing to people anymore...

How to blogger said...

Why take the laws into our hand? And is it everytime that police think they are on top of the matter? What top?
Rest in Peace Lover thief.
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Madam Kofo said...

They really didnt have to kill him, haba!!!

Anonymous said...

I tink that is nt 2rue luv becours if it is 2rue luv he would hv jst explaned 2 the gal that he dnt hv money 4 nw nd the gal will understand. Then everytin will settle.

Anonymous said...

if you all know what has been going on in the city of warri, you will know that robberies have taken over the city. an average of 15 per day and if you think i am exagerrating, call any friends or family in warri. you guys should go on youtube and search for warri thieves being burnt. it has been goin on for months now. nothing new. becos the pple do not know what to do, there is no security and the situation has gone past critical but unfortunately, its like with the rise of lynching, the menace stil increases

Scholar A said...

Nigerians r so stupid n highly uneducated,y take laws into ur hand? He didn't hurt any1 so y burn him,does he look like a papper? No 1 is above mistake n we all do tins we regret cos d devil has a way of hacking into our souls dat does mean u guys should say he deserves it WTF!

ASAMPOKOTO said...

The criminals here are the one's who burnt him to me. like wtf? ok he stole. wrong arrest him. which one is burning biko? and all of you saying if she really loves him she doesnt need a gift. abeg siddon. una no know Nigerian girls or you havent seen blackberry babes? nigerian girls are materialistic as fuck. in a weird way i think its soo cute how how he went through all that for her. sad he died though. women biko accept what your man can afford. stop pressuring

skemer easytalk said...

how are those who killed the thief diff from northern muslim nigerians

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