Alleged manhood theft: FCT residents warned against jungle justice

<p>Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory have cautioned against the lynching of persons alleged to have ‘stolen’ male genital organs.</p>, <p>The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.</p>, <p>They expressed concerns following the recent outcry of some men and women in the area, alleging to have lost their genital to suspected organ thieves.</p>, <p>Mr Peter Nwajiofor, a businessman, said cases of alleged missing penis and breast were on the increase in Gwagwalada as new cases keep emerging on a daily basis.</p>, <p>Nwajiofor said he witnessed two cases in the past week where people raised the alarm of missing genitals.</p>, <p>“I don’t know how true it is, but I have witnessed two cases here in Gwagwalada were people say that after responding to greetings from strangers, they discovered that their genital disappeared.</p>, <p>“This issue is on the increase and the police need to act fast before an innocent person is killed for an offence he or she knows nothing about.</p>, <p>“I don’t support jungle justice in anyway, any accused person should be handed over to the police for investigation and necessary action taken if found guilty,” he said.</p>, <p>Mrs Fatima Abdullahi, a public servant, said she has heard of cases of missing genitals in recent times in Gwagwalada but never believed it until she witnessed one herself yesterday in the market.</p>, <p>She said a businesswoman who sells grains in the Gwagwalada market alleged that a man hit her, and her two breasts disappeared.</p>, <p>According to her, the man ran away when she raised the alarm.</p>, <p>Mr Ayobami Amusu, a resident of Gwagwalada, said most Nigerians now take laws into their hands because they do not have confidence in the police.</p>, <p>Amusu said people prefer to handle things in their own ways, which was wrong, adding that an innocent person could be killed.</p>, <p>“People do not trust the police anymore; most times the victim turns out to suffer