Ondo: Mob stones suspected ‘Yahoo boy’ to death for crushing four road users

Tragedy occurred on Easter Monday in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, when a middle-aged man suspected to be an Internet fraudster, commonly known as “Yahoo Boy,” crushed four people to death.

The incident occurred along the Ijoka axis of Akure, the state capital, when the driver of a Toyota Camry (muscle), who was on top speed rammed into other road users.

According to an eyewitness, the car that the middle-aged man, whose identity was yet to be ascertained, was driving, suddenly skidded off its lane and crushed the victims, who were on commercial motorcycles and tricycles.

The eyewitness, an okada rider, who simply gave his name, as Tunji, narrated that the driver had first rammed into a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger at the Ijo Mimo Bus Stop, but refused to stop, and in the bid to escape, crushed three others on motorcycles and a tricycle.

On his way to Sunday Bus Stop, the driver, who did not sustain any injury, was trying to escape the scene before he was caught by some youths, most of whom were commercial motorcyclists, who descended on him.

The mob became more infuriated when they discovered some fetish substances and items inside the car, raising suspicion that the driver was a “Yahoo Boy.”

Following the discovery of the items, the mob beat and stoned the driver of the vehicle to death.

Some of the injured persons were rescued and taken to nearby hospital, while the lifeless bodies were left on the ground as of press time.

Contacted, Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olufumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident, but stated that only two people died in the accident.

The PPRO added that police operatives had been mobilised to the scene to restore normalcy.