Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command, have arrested an 18-year-old boy who identified himself as Sunday Linus, for falsely accusing an aged woman of stealing his private parts.
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, who made this known on Wednesday said that police officers from GRA Division rescued the woman from a mob of over 100 persons who had wanted to kill her over the allegation.
The police spokesperson further stated that while the woman was receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital and the suspect in custody, the police launched manhunt of all the people who were seen in a video attacking and beating the woman.
"On Sunday 8th October 2023 at DBS Road Asaba, this 18-year-old suspect Ebube Linus raised a false alarm that an old woman inside a tricycle touched him and his manhood (penis) disappeared.
"Over 100 misguided touts gathered and mobbed this woman, stripping her naked and beating her to a stupor to the point of almost killing her.
"The Command was contacted and the DPO GRA division Asaba led policemen to the scene, rescued the woman, and arrested the suspect who we later discovered that nothing was wrong with him, as his manhood is intact.
"He just lied against a poor woman, a mother, a daughter, and a wife. Now the video of her being beaten and stripped naked is all over the internet.
"Does this make any sense? Why embark on self-help? why jungle justice? We are hunting for everybody on that video and they will be arrested and dealt with in accordance with the law alongside the suspect."