Eight dead over missing penis
2001-04-10 11:45
Lagos - Eight members of a religious group accused of using black magic to make a man's penis disappear were lynched by a mob in southwest Nigeria at the weekend, a press report said on Tuesday.
The victims, all members of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star were killed on Saturday in Ilesa, Osun State, the Comet newspaper
reported.
The sect was holding a conference in the city when a resident,
Kunle Eniola, suddenly claimed members of the brotherhood had
caused his penis to disappear, the paper said.
Angry residents quickly pounced on the meeting and beat eight members to death and then burnt their bodies.
Belief in magic is widespread in Nigeria, as are instances of
people being killed for allegedly using their power to cause
misfortune. - Sapa-AFP
- SAPA