Lynched sound engineer, David Imoh laid to rest in Lagos

Family and friends of late sound engineer, David Imoh, on Friday gathered to pay their last respect as he was laid to rest at the Atan Cemetery, Yaba, Lagos.

David Imoh was lynched on May 12 by commercial motorcyclists in the Lekki area of Lagos.

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He was beaten and burnt by a mob of motorcyclists and passers-by while attempting to settle a dispute.

The crime led to the arrest of a few suspects by the Lagos State Police Command.

In a series of tweets days later, his sister-in-law narrated how the event happened.

According to her, David Imoh was falsely accused of being an internet fraudster after arriving the scene of the incident to settle a dispute between two men and a motorcyclist.

She said the dispute was as a result of N100 change.

She said trouble started when the motorcyclist fainted after a punch from one of the passengers, who hit the cyclist after he held his shirt.

A similar incident had reportedly occurred in the area where an internet fraudster was said to have killed a motorcyclist.

According to her, David Imoh ran for cover as things escalated quickly but was accused by a woman who called on the mob to pounce on him.

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She said the mob stripped him naked, beat him to death and set his corpse on fire.