Mob kill 3 Nigerians accused of child kidnap in Bissau on october 08, 2013 at 7:40 pm in news

BISSAU (AFP) – Three Nigerians accused of kidnappinga child were lynched to death on Tuesday byan angry mob of young rioters in Bissau, according to a hospital source.

The trio was killed after the disappearance of ayoung boy on Tuesday morning in the capital of Guinea-Bissau.

A rumour quickly spread acrossthe city that the child had been taken by a group of Nigerians, prompting an angrycrowd to gather which securityforceswere unable to control.

An AFP journalist saw two of the Nigerian bodies in the morgue.

Hundreds of angry rioters, mostly young and armed with stones and bottles, managed to grab one of the suspected kidnappers from a police car as officers stood by powerless, according to the AFP journalist.

“Death to Nigerians! Enough is enough, stop! The Nigerians must leave,” chanted the crowd.

Police fired warning shots and tear gas in an effort to disperse the mob, but they were unsuccessful.

The police called for reinforcementsand soldiersfrom the Economic Community of WestAfrican States currently in the country were deployed in the town and managed to restore some sense of calm in the afternoon.

Nigeria’s embassy in Bissau, where many Nigerians sought refuge, wassurrounded by security forcesfor protection.

Many shop-ownersin the city closed because of the violence.

The latest abduction came at a tense time in Bissau, as in the past fortnight several kidnappings have been reported to the police.

Abductions are currently an explosive topic, among the general population and on radio shows in Guinea-Bissau, promptinga number of rumours about who has been responsible for the disappearances.

The authoritieshave enforced a travel ban on unaccompanied children and anyadults travelling with infantswho they cannot prove are relations are immediately arrested.

Source: Vanguard

Our reputation preceeds us. We've totally lost it as a people. Very soon we will start interplanet kidnapping.