A businessman, Uchechukwu (Alloy Omo Jesu) has allegedly tortured his 11-year-old apprentice to death over missing N1,000.
The incident happened at the Ogba area of Lagos State.
The apprentice, identified as Sunday, was accused of stealing N1,000 when Uchechukwu, who was bent on making him confess to the allegation, descended on him.
The deceased reportedly died in the process as the suspect fled the community.
It was gathered that the manager of Uchechukwu’s gas business, Blessing, while closing on Saturday, January 8, 2022, realised that N1,000 was missing from the total sales for the day.
To detect how the money went missing, Blessing demanded an explanation from Sunday, who handled sales that day.
It was said that Sunday gave an unsatisfactory response, making everyone, including Uchechukwu, to tag him as principal suspect.
Uchechukwu was said to have used a wire to torture Sunday around 11pm of that fateful over the missing money despite plea by other apprentices.
The businessman fled the area having realised that Sunday was dead.
Youths protesting Sunday’s death were said to have burgled Uchechukwu’s shop and carted away property.
The matter was reported at the Pen Cinema Police Station.
There is no immediate statement from the Lagos police command over the incident.
