Cellphone thieves set 12-year-old boy ablaze in Kogi (Details, pics)

Some suspected mobile phone thieves have set a 12-year-old boy ablaze to prevent him from exposing them.

It was gathered that the victim identified as Ojonugwa was reportedly set on fire by thieves in Ogugu, Olamaboro Local Government Area of the Kogi State last Saturday.

It was also gathered that the young boy knew the thieves and because they were afraid that he might testify against them, they ordered him to lie on the floor and close his eyes, before setting him ablaze.

According to the source,  Ojonugwa got up and threw himself into a drum of water as soon as the thieves sped off on their motorcycles.

The boy was rushed to the hospital for medical care.