This was captured in a video on social media. The clip showed him occupy a seat with a matching table laid with the hot vegetable and a bowl of water. 
Despite the chilli effect he seemed to be experiencing while eating the crop, the suspect felt more obligated to continue in the act.
This is perceived to be motivated by a fear of being beaten.
A crowd which gathered to watch him appeared oblivious to his gestures of suffering expressed by the unnamed man.
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In Uganda, a 70-year-old man has been made to suffer some public flogging for stealing a pumpkin from a neighbour.
Pictures circulating online media revealed the victim in a reclined position poised to received ten lashes on cane.
In one of the images, the pitiable elder held the stolen item to the chest as if to provide proof of the theft.
The man who is reportedly from Nyabubare Kigarama Sheema District of the East African country, had on some tattered clothes suggesting his poor background.
A factor that has motivated divided opinions on Facebook where users chose pity over scorn.
In Nigeria, petty crimes have been met with violence, a mob justice is likely a possibility for the subject. His old age would have had no bearing on his life as observed in some cases.
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