Married Man Who Uses ‘Juju’ To Steal Burnt After Disappearing
It was a thing sad in Uyo, Akwa ibom state when a middle-aged man named Daniel and widely known as Raty has been murdered after being caught in the act of stealing.
Raty was caught around 2 am on Saturday at the Anderson area, off Essien street in Uyo as he carried a half bag of stolen Garri from a woman’s shop.
According to eyewitnesses, He is said to have stolen a phone in the Anderson area last week, and when he was about to be caught, he escaped using juju.
Thieve burnt in Akwa Ibom
However, on Saturday morning the owner of the shop where the half bag of Garri was stolen raised an alarm of an unusual movement in her shop.
The alarm alerted the neighbors and local vigilante who came out and surrounded the area. As Raty was about to jump a fence with the half bag of Garri he was arrested.
The eyewitness said that Raty immediately touched a ‘juju’ that he hung around his neck and disappeared. This rattled the local vigilante.
“When he disappeared from the hands of those who held him, we saw him running on the house roof. They started stoning him and he fell down,” the witness said.
“As he fell down, someone used something to unhang the juju from his neck.
“He was then brought out to this place where he confessed to stealing a phone at Anderson last week. We also saw a car key in his hands.
“The people then brought him to this junction and before I know what was happening, they started burning him.”
When asked about where Raty comes from, the witness said that he used to live around Essien street, but because of his stealing, he relocated to Udo Ekpo Nkpo.
The witness said that Raty is married with two children.
“He is married o. He has two children. They are now living at Udo Ekpo Nkpo street. It is not far from here. They moved after they sold their father’s house and shared the money.
“His sister came here this morning to see his burnt ashes, but she did not step out of the Keke. Some of his family members have come too. But we have not seen his wife here.
