One of the suspected kidnappers was burnt to
death at Ayetoro area of Osogbo by a mob, while the other two were burnt
at Plantation and Igbona areas of the town.
A suspected kidnapper had earlier on Thursday
escaped being lynched by irate youths at Olaiya area of the town and it
was gathered that the confession of the suspect who reportedly
confessed that he had nine other colleagues in the town prompted youths
of different areas to be vigilant.
The suspect who was however beaten to pulp
before he was rescued by the Police and a soldier who were on transit
reportedly confessed that the 10 of them came from outside the state to
kidnap young children in Osogbo and its environs.
However, luck ran against him when a
commercial motorcyclist popularly called Okada rider discovered that the
suspect who dressed like an insane person carried a baby who was crying
on his hands.
The development prompted him to inform his
other colleagues who chased the suspect and eventually apprehended him
at Akindeko Market area where he was later handed over to the Police who
came to the scene to rescue him.
It was however learnt that the angry youths
moved round Osogbo and its environs to search for other kidnappers who
could be in different parts of the town and discovered three through the
efforts of members of Vigilante group in the area.
However, it was not certain whether or not the rescued kidnapped baby was alive, as all attempts to see him proved abortive.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Maishanu has condemned the trend of burning of suspects in the state, describing it as jungle judgment which he said was against the law.
He said the Police would not allow the state
to be turned into a theater of crisis and would do everything to
forestall further breakdown of law and order.
Also, the state Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola
condemned the development and warned residents of the state against
jungle judgment, saying cases of criminal activities should be reported
to law enforcement agencies, rather than people taking laws into their
hands.
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