The body of the young man, who died on Friday, was sent to Senegal’s second largest city for burial on the wishes of his family and in accordance with Islamic law.
But unidentified individuals arrived at the cemetery and removed the body before setting fire to it in front of a large cheering crowd.
Report said the mother of the deceased had buried him in secret, but locals heard about the accusations of him being a homosexual.
The public prosecutor, Abasse Wane condemned what he described as extreme seriousness, amounting to barbarism, adding that the open investigation will aim to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
It might interest you to know that Senegal has a majority Muslim population and homosexuality is an offense punishable by between one and five years in prison.
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