VIDEO JUST IN: Four Teens in Facebook Live Torture Video Beating a Gagged Man

Four teens were being held Thursday in Chicago in connection with a Facebook Live stream that showed them beating and cutting the scalp of an 18-year-old man with cognitive disabilities police said.

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Police said the video, posted Tuesday, was viewed more than 62,000 times and has since been removed. "Smack him again. Smack him again," one of the perpetrators is overheard saying on the video.

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson told local media that the crime was a "brutal act" perpetrated on an 18-year-old man with "mental health challenges." The victim, who is seen on the video with his mouth taped and cowering in a corner of a room, was taken to a local hospital and was recovering, police said. They said they found the victim wandering the streets of Chicago on Tuesday and uncovered the video during their investigation.

Police have not released the names of those arrested but said they were all 18-year-old African-Americans, two of them women. They were yelling "fck Donald Trump" and "fk white people" during the 30-minute video. The authorities, however, said they have not determined a political or racial motive for a crime that may result in kidnapping, assault, and other charges.

Facebook, for its part, said its policy does "not allow people to celebrate or glorify crimes" and has "removed the original video for this reason."

The company added that this type of content is not always taken down. "In many instances, though, when people share this type of content, they are doing so to condemn violence or raise awareness about it. In that case, the video would be allowed."

The authorities said the parents of the victim reported him missing after they dropped him off at a McDonald's in a Chicago suburb. The police said the parents then started getting texts claiming that their son was being held "captive." Police said the victim knew one of the perpetrators from school.

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WATCH VIDEO: 12 Year Old Girl Hanged Herself And Live Streams it

A 12 year old girl named Katelyn Nichole Davis hanged herself on December 30th and live streamed the suicide. She was from Silver Creek, Polk County, Georgia, a student at Cedartown Middle School, and lived with her mother. If you're interested in watching the horrific video, go here

Kennedy Njoku resigns as Abia Speaker less than 24 hours after election - Find Out

The 9th  Speaker of  Abia House of Assembly, Chief Kennedy Njoku, has resigned his appointment, less than 24 hours after he was elected.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Njoku was elected at about 4.10 p.m.  on Thursday  following the impeachment of Chief Martins Azubuike over alleged  gross financial misconduct and autocratic leadership style.

Njoku then announced his resignation at the resumption of plenary at about  2.50 p.m.  on Friday. Thanking  members for the confidence they reposed in him by electing him as Speaker.

He, however, promised to continue to provide effective representation to his Osisioma-Ngwa State Constituency.

According to Dr Cosmos Ndukwe, the Deputy Speaker who presided over the session,  Njoku’s resignation was described as “shocking.”

The Clerk of the House, Mr John-Pedro Irokansi, immediately called for an election to be conducted to fill the vacuum created by Njoku’s resignation.

The member representing Umuahia East Constituency, Mr Chukwudi Apugo, nominated Mr Chikwendu Kalu, representing Isialangwa South Constituency, and was seconded by Mr Ifeanyi Uchendu, representing Ohafia South Constituency.

Kalu was elected by consensus and was affirmed with a voice vote by the 24 members of the assembly.

With his election, Kalu, an Aba-based legal practitioner, emerged the 10th  Speaker of the 6th Abia Assembly.