THREE persons, suspected to be
kidnappers, were on Friday, burnt to death in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
Investigation revealed that youths, led by commercial motorcyclists, combed the
town to pick up the suspected kidnappers in different parts of Osogbo, and
attacked them with sticks, woods cudgel and later set them ablaze with disused
tyres. A suspect was burnt to death at the Ayetoro area of the city by an irate
mob, while the other two were burnt at Plantation and Igbona areas of the town.
Another suspected kidnapper, Segun Akinwale, was on Thursday, rescued by the
police from being lynched in the Alekuwodo area of the town for allegedly
attempting to kidnap a child before his mother found out. His alleged
confession was said to have irked the youths, mostly the okada’s riders. It was
gathered that the suspect allegedly confessed that nine of his colleagues are
already at different parts of the town to kidnap children in Osogbo and its
environs. Based on the alleged confession, angry youths moved round Osogbo in
search of other kidnappers, during which the three suspects were burnt to
death. At Ayetoro area of Osogboa, it was gathered that the suspected kidnapper
was found with a baby inside a bag he carried. Drivers at the Ayetoro junction
were said to have challenged the suspected kidnapper, who reportedly dressed
like an insane person, and opened the bag that was found with him. It was,
however not certain if the boy allegedly kidnapped and found in the bag was
alive or dead. The development allegedly prompted the youths in the area to
mobilize others and set the suspected kidnapper ablaze. A similar incident
occurred at the Plantation and Igbona areas of the town where youths of the
area set ablaze those suspected to have kidnapped some children in the area.
The police have been deployed round Osogbo to prevent further break down of law
and order. Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Maishanu,
has condemned the trend of burning of suspects in the state, describing it as
jungle justice, which he said was against the law. He said the state would not
be allowed to be turned into a theater of crisis, vowing that the police would
do everything possible to forestall further breakdown of law and order.
Assuring that the police would conduct thorough investigation on the incident,
the Police Commissioner warned that people should desist from taking laws into
their hands. Also speaking, the state governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, condemned
the development. He warned the residents against jungle justice, saying cases
of criminal activities should be reported to law enforcement agencies, rather
than the people taking the laws into their hands. Speaking through his
Director, Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, in a
statement, the governor stressed that the state government would join hands
with relevant security agencies to ensure proper security of lives and property
of the people of the state.
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Ckn u guys r just a group of confusionist u start wit lekki toll gate 2014 wat did d tollgate has to do wit 3 kidnapers?
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