A young man in his early 20s was, on Sunday, tortured to death by youths believed to be members of a cult in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
It was gathered that the youth killed the suspect for allegedly dispossessing a pregnant woman of her phone and other valuables on Saturday.
The source told our correspondent that friends of the suspected robber came to the waterfront and threatened to cause mayhem in retaliation for his death. The source, who is a member of a vigilante group, said, “It took the intervention of the local vigilante group in the area and policemen to douse the tension.cult. He robbed a pregnant woman of her phone on Saturday around 6pm and other boys in the area, who were not happy with what he did, held him and started beating him.“While they were at it, he died. His friends later came and were threatening to wreak havoc on the waterside to avenge his death.
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