Mob in the Lugbe area of Abuja have killed and burn a vigilante member for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad.
The incident was said to have taken place at the Timber market section of Fruit Market in Federal Housing Estate, Lugbe.
According to eyewitnesses who spoke to Daily Trust, the victim, a Muslim, was of the habit of insulting the prophet and the latest was on midnight of Saturday.
He was killed and burnt in front of the vigilante office where he had gone to seek refuge around 1pm on Saturday.
“The guy is known as Small Hundaru, that was not his first time of insulting the prophet before the action was taken,” said Halilu, a trader at the market.
“He was caught after buying food in the market in the afternoon, because when the blasphemy occurred it was just few people who were there, then a stick was used to hit him in the head. Though he had a gun with him, it was retrieved before the beating.
“Thereafter, he was stoned before he ran to the office. His colleagues at the office were aware but they couldn’t shield him due to the number of people that chased him. After he was unconscious, petrol was poured over him and not to stoke any fear in the market, he was burnt in front of the office.”
