A young man identified as Ahmad Dankoli was reportedly lynched and his body set ablaze by an angry mob in Balare, Ajingi Local Government Area of Kano State, after he was accused of attempting to steal a motorcycle.

The incident occurred at about 9 pm on Sunday, coinciding with the community’s weekly market day.

The councillor representing Balare Ward, Shu’aibu Abdulmumin Yalo, confirmed the incident to Arewa Updates, saying the deceased was accused of attempting to steal the motorcycle of a trader who had come to the market.

“The crowd accused him of attempting to steal a motorcycle. Although he tried to escape, they caught up with him and set him on fire,” Yalo said.

According to the councillor, security personnel responded to the scene but were overwhelmed by the large crowd and could not stop the mob attack.

“Security operatives came to intervene, but the number of people at the scene was too much for them to control,” he added.

Yalo noted that the market had witnessed several cases of motorcycle theft in recent months, a development he said may have fuelled the mob’s reaction.

The deceased was said to be a well-known social media supporter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Kwankwasiyya movement.

The incident comes less than two weeks after another mob in Maraban Jos, Kaduna State, allegedly burnt a woman, Ummulkhairi, to death over accusations of child theft.

Authorities later said the allegation was false, sparking renewed concerns over the growing trend of jungle justice across the country.

A farmer identified as Mansir has reportedly been killed by suspected bandits while working on his farmland in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

The incident was disclosed in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine.

“This morning, bandits killed a local farmer, identified as Mansir, while he was working on his farm in Isa LGA of Sokoto State, Nigeria,” the post read.

Bakatsine said the killing has heightened fears among residents of rural communities, where many farmers continue to face security threats while trying to cultivate their land.

“If farmers can no longer safely work in their fields, who will feed the nation and when will this cycle of violence finally end?” Bakatsine added.

Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun, near Warri, has sentenced two men to death after it found them guilty of conspiracy, armed robbery and murder.

They are Akpobor Erhianor and Tibra Cornelius, 2nd and 3rd defendants in the case with charge No. EHC/19C/2023, involving the State against them and Edafe Adu and Oghenewegba Cadeton in connection with a series of violent robberies and killings across parts of the state.

The 4th defendant, Oghenewegba Cadeton, who was charged with belonging to an unlawful society, was discharged and acquitted after the court held that the prosecution failed to establish the charge against him.

Presided over by Justice N. Obi, the 1st defendant, Edafe Adu, entered into a plea bargain with the prosecution and was subsequently convicted to prison terms.

‎The prosecution, led by Miss Phoebian Onomakpome, an Assistant Director in the Delta State Ministry of Justice, told the court that the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd defendants, alongside others still at large, carried out a series of armed robberies and fatal attacks between July and August 2022 in different parts of Delta State.

‎According to the prosecution, on July 26, 2022, the defendants, while armed with firearms, robbed a car dealer, Trust Dick, at Okuokoko in Okpe local government area and made away with a Toyota Camry and a Lexus Jeep.

‎The court also heard that on August 13, 2022, the gang robbed another car dealer, Damian Owuchigbo, at his car stand along Old Airport Road, Effurun, dispossessing him of a Hyundai SUV, mobile phones, and other valuables at gunpoint.

The prosecution further established that on August 10, 2022, the defendants shot dead two vigilantes who were on patrol in Owhase Community.

It also proved that on August 23, 2022, they murdered one Godspower Moses before stealing his Mercedes-Benz GLK, mobile phones, and other valuables.

‎‎In another incident, the gang was found to have shot and killed Evans Whiskey Agbaire on July 2, 2022, before carting away his Toyota Sienna bus.

They were also linked to the attempted murder of Alfred Orioka and Hon. Festus Ovwata.

‎Delivering judgment, Justice N. Obi held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against the 2nd and 3rd defendants and accordingly sentenced them to death for the offences of conspiracy, armed robbery, and murder.