Boy allegedly beaten to death for stealing father’s N15,000

James Undie a sixteen year old boy was allegedly beaten to death in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State.

Infoexpert reports that the teenager was tortured and severely beaten to death by some people who the father handed him over to inorder to make him confess.

The incident led to outbreak of violence which claimed the lives of two other persons and destruction of properties worth millions of naira as youths in the area reacted to the killing of the boy,

Mr Maxwell Obo, the NYCN Chairman in the state said the matter was being handled to fish out the culprits who carried out the act.

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“I cannot understand why the father should hand over his son for torture because he stole his money. He as the father ought to have handled it personally without involving third person”, he said.

DSP Irene Ugbo, the Cross River State Police Command Spokesman said that the boy’s father including some suspects have been arrested for interrogation and further investigations.