A video on youtube which could not be verified, shows a suspected thief, who was burnt to death in Port Harcourt, the Rives state capital, as he shouted "Jesus" three times before giving up the ghost.

According to reports, the man was alleged to be a member of a robbery gang that attacked the community but was the unlucky one to be nabbed while the others managed to escape. Actions carried out on the man before being burnt, showed that he was a thief and had been targeted for some time.

Instead of handing over the man to appropriate authorities for sanction, the mob took laws into their hands and burnt him to death, in spite of protests by some members of the crowd against such action.