A young man from Plateau State, identified as Nengak, has reportedly died after an alleged mob attack in Lagos State, following claims that he was caught “sleeping” with the wife of his employer.
As reported by Daily Post, the incident was disclosed by one Bitrus Idi, who described himself as a close friend of the deceased.
According to him, Nengak had been working as a security guard for a family residing in Victoria Garden City, Lagos.
Idi said the deceased, who was in his early 20s, served virtually as a general domestic assistant, handling chores such as cooking, cleaning vehicles and taking the children to school.
Idi explained that the head of the household was frequently out of the country, creating long periods of absence.
“Being a handsome, strong and hardworking young guy, his master’s wife had a crush on him and began inviting him for other duties outside what he was employed to do,” Idi said.
He added that the affair allegedly lasted for months before the husband discovered it through a CCTV camera he had installed after receiving rumours about the relationship.
“On the day Nengak was beaten to death, the man had pretended that he was traveling outside Lagos. Unknown to Nengak, the man had installed CCTV and had gotten enough evidence.
“So that day, he told the wife he was traveling but had invited area boys to hang around the house.
As usual, the madam called Nengak to their master bedroom and it was in the process that the man and his gang bust in and caught them red handed.
“They beat Nengak to death and till now, the case is still to be filed as we have nobody to fight for him.
Nengak’s corpse is still in the mortuary and the police have said we must pay for autopsy and other things,” Idi said.
Authorities in Lagos have yet to issue an official statement on the matter.