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deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.@PoliceNG investigation ongoing to determine how this ADULT MALE died.

Detail press release later.

3 — Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) November 16, 2016

Video footage shows him sitting on the road, wearing a green T-shirt but otherwise naked, with his ankles tied, surrounded by an angry mob. One man in the crowd attempts to put a tyre over his head, but he pushes it away. His eyes look almost swollen shut, and his face is covered in blood. Members of the crowd aim kicks and blows at his face. Later, one man beats him with a large piece of what looks like scrap metal or debris from a car. Eventually, the crowd douses him in petrol and sets him on fire.Many users on social media recounted the story, but accounts are conflicted, and it is hard to determine whether the man was alone when this happened or whether he was part of a street gang. What is certain is that the Alafia bus stop, off the Lagos-Badagry expressway in the south of the city, where the lynching happened, is known as a hotspot for petty crime.Initial reports said that the victim was a seven year old boy, which is what gave the story such traction on social media. A police commissioner, however, stated on Twitter that the victim was an adult. The police could not be contacted by FRANCE 24 for further comment.The burnt body was only removed by the police five days after the attack. Commentators on social media complained about the inaction of the police. One Twitter user seemed to sum up the mood of Nigerians: “If the Nigerian police and Justice system did half their job. It'll reduce jungle justice considerably. People lost faith in the system.”