Kogi Vigilante Rescued Boy Buried Alive By Biological Brother

A 17-year-old boy who is identified as Goodness Oshodi, has allegedly buried his younger brother, Friday Oshodi alive.

He buried his brother, Friday after accusing the victim of stealing N1,000 on Wednesday at Apamsede, a suburb of Lokoja, Kogi State.

Sources within the scene revealed that Friday is noted for stealing, adding that to check his criminal act, his mother had asked Goodness to punish him.

They added that rather than giving Friday tolerable punishment, Goodness led him to nearby bush and buried him alive.

Our correspondent further gathered that luck however ran out of Goodness as he was caught in the heinous crime by some vigilant members of the public in the area who exhumed the body of Friday alive and reported the case to the police.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, SP. William Ovie Aya, disclosed that police had arrested Goodness, adding that the Command has also commenced investigation into the case.