Residents of an unidentified community detained a young Nigerian man after he was accused of stealing Pepsi drink packages.
An online video of the incident showed the young man, who was wearing all black, sitting on the ground defenseless while being closely observed by onlookers.
The man’s visible facial injury made it clear upon closer inspection that he had already been beaten.
Concerned Nigerians sympathized with the young man in the comments section after watching the video.
Even that he might be someone’s boyfriend or crush was implied in one comment.
See post and reactions below;
@chrissam315
@Queen: “See mouth person boyfriend and crush.”
@official © GOODY: “person serious date chaii.”
@@modurodayo3: “pls forgive him, things are hard now in Nigeria,we are only living with the grace of God.”
@user3469190436380pat Baby: “hmmmm county is very hard he wanted to sell and get money for food make una pardon him abeg.”
@favy: “no blame unemployment everywhere buh omo if na for my side ahh dey for don burn am to Ash.”
@Empress unusual: “I don’t support him but things are hard you don’t know what he has gone through. if you have not seen shege you would not understand.”
@Joseph tonny: “because of this small juice that’s why they beat him like that it’s not good.”
@patriciaasukwojoe: “Let us try to help one another in this trial time of ours, be your brother’s keeper, please you people should not kill the boy, forgive him.”
@benita199: “Na hunger make government give them small job, I no de blame them again, if government no do anything na there people them go start to de carry.”