Angry Mob set Suspected Female Kidnapper Ablaze
A suspected female kidnapper Monday, was lynched and set ablaze by angry mob at Offa Garage area of Ilorin.
The report gathered by inside story correspondent stated that the woman went to an Arabic school in Kilanko area of Ilorin to pick up a set of twins.
A source in the arabic school told our reporter that the woman had approached the school on the pretext that their mother had asked her to pick up the twins from the school.
The source who pleaded anonymity said that luck ran out of the suspected kidnapper when the twins mother was contacted and denied sending anyone to pick up her children.
The source said the mother of the twins hurried to the school and confronted the woman that she did not sent her to take custody of her twin.
An eye witness informed insidestory that her outburst attracted passersby to the school where the suspect was held.
The eye witness said the passersby later dragged the suspected female kidnapper out of the school premises and marched her to Offa Garage.
It was learnt that efforts by residents around the Arabic school to prevail on the mob to hand over the suspect to the police fell on deaf ears.
It was also gathered that the suspected kidnapper was then lynched and set on fire at about 11 a.m.
When contacted, Kwara Police Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the incident.
He told the press men that the police were on the trail of persons responsible for the murdering.
“Before we got the information, the deed had been done and as we speak, policemen are already there making effort to arrest the culprits.
“I can assure you we are going to do just that because it is lawless for people to take life of another human no matter the offence,” Okasanmi said.
The police spokesman, therefore, warned residents not to take laws into their hands by not indulging in jungle justice.
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