A Nigerian man was confronted inside a BRT bus in Lagos after he was allegedly caught stealing from a fellow passenger during transit.
The incident was captured in a video shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user @dammiedammie35.
In the footage, the accused individual is seen being held and disciplined by another man inside the bus.
As the confrontation unfolds, another passenger is heard encouraging the man to “discipline him very well,” while others on the bus shout in an attempt to calm the escalating situation.
The video quickly went viral, attracting numerous reactions from concerned Nigerians who took to the comment section to express their thoughts on the incident.
See some reactions below:
@florad_xplorer: “why beat am nau?…Why not sit him down & advice him to live a better life?..that use to be my inner voice back then when p’ple beat a tiff until they stole my phone.if I was the driver of the bus,we go first beat am, Kon tie am rope near the door. e go dey like that till night.”
@MolanoHybrd: “Sha no kee am before it turns to “carry am, na you kee am”
@MemeVoss: “That man on black na one man squad. His fellow man come dey shout “beat am well well”.
@Tisskoo: “Why can’t they just call the police? Why do Nigerians like taking the law into their hands?”
@OlaoyeAdetunji: “Country is hard but those you’re stealing from are going through a lot also. Best Justice.”
@JasperTrace_: “Well that’s actually rubbish, fine you caught him take whatever he stole back let him go simple cause the economy isn’t funny.”
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