POLICE ARREST 3 OVER JUNGLE JUSTICE IN MUSHIN

The Police in Lagos state have arrested three people in connection with the lynching of four alleged armed robbers in the Mushin area of Lagos Sate. The Lagos State police public relations officer,

Ngozi Braide, confirmed the arrest saying, “A full investigation has commenced into the incident, I cannot give details about the involvement of the arrested suspects for now.

“We have also invited the community leaders of the area where the incident took place. The police will surely get to the root of the matter.”

However, the police refused to give the names of the arrested men.

On Saturday, four young men were allegedly beaten and burnt to death for robbing residents in Mushin area by a mob.

A businessman who trade around the Vono area of Mushin said that, “The people of this area just took their anger on the (suspected) robbers. I don’t really know how they were caught. I think they were said to have broken into a shop.

“I heard somebody raised the alarm and residents quickly reinforced and rounded up the suspects. Nobody really knows the true story because people are afraid of talking about the incident.”

Police were said to have arrived the scene after the suspects had been burnt and the crowd had dispersed.