Two alleged Point of Sale (POS) thieves were reportedly slain by an enraged mob in Lagos State on Saturday in the Igando region of the state.
According to report, the state command of the Nigerian Police Force acknowledged the occurrence in a statement to news media on Sunday.
According to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman for the command, the suspects robbed a POS employee in the state’s Igando district before locals confronted them.
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Hundeyin announced that the suspects were arrested on July 4th in a post on his verified Twitter page.
He claimed that the victims were set ablaze by the mob and severely burned.
He said, “Police arrived at the scene but the mob had fled. The investigation has commenced.”
The police spokeswoman criticized the incident and claimed that the agency is concerned about how to halt the antiquated and illegal practice.
In Nigeria, Hundeyin said that jungle justice was a criminal matter and urged the public to put a stop to the crime. Instead, he advised that they turn over the suspect to the police so that they can file charges.
The spokesperson thanked journalists in his narration for a job well done in covering the arrest of criminals in Lagos State.
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However, he encouraged the judicial journalists to go farther and inform Nigerians about how criminal cases were being prosecuted in the various courts in Lagos.
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