'Missing' penis sparks mob lynching (Wouldn't you be upset?)

BBC ^ | 10/25/05 | Mikey_1962

[Mikey_1962]

Police in the south western Nigerian state of Osun say they have embarked on a constant patrol after mobs lynched at least 12 people since last weekend.

All the killings occurred after the victims were accused of making people's genital organs disappear.

The Osun state police commissioner Ganiu Dawodu, who dismissed claims of organ disappearance, told the BBC that the mob killings started two weeks ago and has swept though six main towns in the state including the university town of Ife and the state capital of Osogbo.

''We are terribly worried about the mass hysteria leading to such mob action,'' Mr Dawodu said.

Mobbed

The most gruesome case occurred on Friday when hundreds of members of the evangelical sect Brotherhood of the Cross went to the town of Ilesa for their annual convention.

While the sect members were on a house-to-house preaching mission, someone raised an alarm that his penis had disappeared.

An angry mob descended on the visiting evangelists and burnt eight of them to death. Two buses and a car were also burnt.

The Osun state police commissioner said that they have since arrested two persons including the man who raised the false alarm about disappearing genitals.

Police action

Mr Dawodu told the BBC that the hysteria generated by the incidents is connected to similar accusations in Oyo state where at least six people were burnt to death last month.

Oyo state police commissioner now insists that everywhere is quiet and they have charged a number of people arrested over last month's killings.

In neighbouring Osun the police say they have rescued six people from the hands of angry mobs.

The lucky ones include a woman who was rescued after a mob put a tyre around her neck and was about to set her ablaze.

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[Mikey_1962]

See?

They are just like us: worried about their genitals.

Multicultarism: Ain't it great?

[Spok]

Don't you hate it when that happens?

[SIDENET]

While the sect members were on a house-to-house preaching mission, someone raised an alarm that his penis had disappeared.

You just can't make this stuff up, folks.

[Clintonfatigued]

SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO LORENA BOBBIT!!!!!!!

[BostonianRightist]

Multicultarism: Ain't it great?

HEY! Be tolerant!

[evolved_rage]

someone raised an alarm that his penis had disappeared.

He must have seen the nekkid picture of Madeline Allbright on the internet...

[Paine in the Neck]

This is the answer to the Nigerian 419 email scam!!! Just tell them if they contact you again you'll shrivel their willy.

[Airborne1986]

Perhaps the victims just went swimming in cold water?

[Go Gordon]

All the killings occurred after the victims were accused of making people's genital organs disappear.

Even Daivd Copperfield would be impressed.

[GSlob]

Indeed they are just like us, just a few centuries backward at the least. The described bewitchment was extremely popular [one could say, fashionable] in Central and Western Europe around 15 century. "Malleus Maleficarum" gives a lot of case histories and recommends suspecting a jilted girlfriend as an instigator. Among other recommended actions was finding a responsible witch and compelling her by force to restore the lost organs. In one case history from Malleus a victim was directed by the witch to the birds' nest and found there several organs. He wanted to pick the biggest [humans are always the same], but was told to leave that in place, for that one belonged to the local priest.

[mikegi]

In an unrelated note, the men in Ilesa had just finished their annual race across the chilly, spring-fed waters of Lake Ilesa...

[dirtboy]

"Later, it was discovered that all the men with missing genitals had mistakenly seen a picture of Helen Thomas and had cut them off with tin snips as a result."

[playball0]

Instead of blaming a mob, he might try Viagra or a good porno movie.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

MISSING PENIS PING!!!!!










never thought I would get to say that.

[linkinpunk]

I make sure I always have mine within reach.

You never know when you might need it.

[Millee]

someone raised an alarm that his penis had disappeared.

Men! I'm sure it didn't "disappear" it was probably just misplaced. Did he try looking by the remote??? It's right where you left it mister, don't go loping somebody's head off just because you can't keep track of your penis!

[RexBeach]

Harry Blackstone, Jr. once made me diasppear on the radio. Honest.

But he didn't do genitalia, though. Phew, that was a relief!

And, BTW, that settles it, I am definitely cancelling my reservation for that vacation cottage in Nigeria for next summer!

[ncountylee]

The lucky ones include a woman who was rescued after a mob put a tyre around her neck and was about to set her ablaze.

The old South African neckless ceremony.

[linkinpunk]

"The water was COLD!!!"

[billorites]

That reminds me of my friend from Nantucket.

Remarkable guy.