“He chose to sacrifice himself” ― Man says as mob set ablaze suspected thief for attempting to steal generator from a church in Akwa Ibom

It was the end of life journey for an unidentified young man who was set ablaze by an angry mob for allegedly attempting to steal a generator from a new generation church along Atiku Abubakar Road in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on October 1st, 2023.

According to an eyewitness, Amb Dignity Usenekong, who narrated the incident, the suspect who chose to sacrifice himself was caught on Sunday night, October 1, 2023, and macheted by the mob before being set ablaze.

Sharing the sad news on Facebook, Usenekong wrote, “Burning in this picture is a young man who chose to sacrifice himself today. I mean, it’s a thief who was caught today 1st October 2023 while attempting to steal a generator in a new generation church in my neighborhood, Atiku Abubakar Avenue after putting off the generator that was on,” he narrated.

“The mob descended on him with lots of matchet cuts and bruises from stones before finally dragging him out to the tarred today and setting him ablaze

“While I condemn jungle Justice and advice that people should stop stealing, I have the confidence that the young man is in Heaven already although too early, because he was confessing and praying the Lord’s prayer before being finally set ablaze.”

Another eyewitness who also shared pictures of the incident on Facebook wrote, “Upon the burning, them no still hear word, someone still get mind to go and steal, yesterday being Saturday, they robbed my area around 2am.”