3 Nigerians Beaten To Death In Guinea-Bissau Over Allegations Of Child Kidnapping

One of the three Nigerians accused of kidnapping a child is protected by security forces, shortly before being lynched by a mob which managed to grab him from a police car as officers stood by powerless. 

Three Nigerians accused of kidnapping a child were lynched to death on Tuesday by an angry mob of young rioters in Bissau, according to a hospital source.

The trio was killed after the disappearance of a young boy on Tuesday morning in the capital of Guinea-Bissau.

Associated Airline Crash: Manifest and Photos

The identities of the victims on board chartered flight, 5N-BJY operated by Associated Airlines, which crashed earlier today, minutes after take off from the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, have been released by aviation authorities.

Aviation authorities said that 13 people were confirmed dead in the crash involving the airplane that was to convey the body of former governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Agagu, and sympathizers, from Lagos to Akure, the Ondo state capital, for funeral rites.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Aviation, Joe Obi, said 20 people – 13 passengers and seven crew members – were on board the aircraft when the accident occurred, and said 13 people were confirmed dead, six injured (including Agagu's son and son in-law), and one person unaccounted for.