Two young men found with 18 mobile phones suspected to have been stolen, were on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, burnt to death by an angry mob at Cele Bus stop area of Lagos State.
A correspondent of NAN who visited the scene reports that the charred bodies of the suspects were on Ogunlana Street, Ijesha, along the Cele Bustop bridge at about 1.20 p.m.
Some persons, who claimed to be eyewitnesses said that the suspects were caught in the early hours of Wednesday with 18 different mobile phones suspected to have been stolen.
“The two guys, before their death, were interrogated and confessed that they were from Ajegunle area.
“The victims were mobbed following accumulated anger of frequent thefts around the shops in the area in the last few weeks,” a source told NAN.
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Reacting, the Lagos State Police Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the story, said that the command condemned the act of jungle justice in Lagos.
He said that the people in the community would tell the police all that they knew about the incident.
“Jungle justice is a crime in our law.
“People should not take laws into their hands. When you see a crime, report to the police.
“We are on the trail of those involved. The people in the community must tell us what they know concerning the incident,” Hundeyin said.