A middle aged man suspected to be a manhood thief was beaten to stupor in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital on Tuesday morning.

The incident happened when the suspect visited a shop behind Dunamis Church in Lokoja to buy bread.

Confusion started when the shop owner felt a shock in his body and thereafter touch his manhood only to discover that his manhood has disappeared.

Upon screaming and crying for help, neighbours and passersby attacked the suspect and gave him a thorough beating of his life.

An eye witness, Idris Abubakar, said the suspect confessed to the crime after the thorough beating and expressed joy that the manhood of the shop owner has been restored.

Similar incidents have reportedly occurred in Karaworo and Ganaja areas in the State capital with each suspect receiving mob actions.

Confirming this, the Police Public Relation Officer, SP William Aya said the Police has received report and are on working on it.

He cautioned the public not to take law into their hands, warning that once there is such allegations, the people should report to enable the Police conduct thorough investigation into the allegation.

He warned that Police will prosecute anybody who takes law into his hand.

Also on Wednesday early morning in Adankolo area of Lokoja, a boy selling doughnuts was said to have screamed after the disappearance of his manhood after being paid by a man who bought doughnuts from him.

The said man could not be found after the incident.

Likewise another case at Ganaja Village where a passenger cried out after being touch by a fellow passenger in a Tricycle aka Keke with the suspect already beaten blue and black but yet to accept responsibility for the action.

Two suspects are said to be in A’ Division custody of the Nigeria Police, Lokoja after being almost lynched by mob around Old Market of Lokoja in the evening hours of Tuesday.