Angry residents of Ikorodu continued with Jungle justice on suspected members of Badoo on Wednesday at Ebute, Ipakodo, Ikorodu, Lagos, when a yet-to-be identified man was set ablaze by residents.
This is just as the state police command says it has screened over 100 arrested suspected members of the gang and arraigned those found culpable before the Lagos State Mobile Court. Also, residents of Magbo, Ogijo, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, set ablaze a middle-aged man suspected to be a member of Badoo.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the Ebute residents were keeping vigil in the community when they accosted the man around 2am at Police Post bus stop, some distance away from the Ipakodo Police Division.
They reportedly noticed that oil was rubbed over his body and concluded that he was a member of Badoo, descending heavily on him.
It was gathered that a senior police officer, who rushed to the scene, tried in vain to stop the mob from lynching the suspect.
They reportedly put tyres on him and set him ablaze.
A resident, who identified himself simply as Olaniyi, said he was going to the office around 8am when he saw the remains of the victim.
He said, “I saw the deceased in the middle of a bonfire.
“The scene was not far from the Ipakodo Police Station. It was a gory sight.
“The police and the government should talk to residents to stop jungle justice. I know people are angry because of the havoc this gang had wreaked on many families. People are taking the law into their own hands because they don’t have confidence in the police anymore.”
(Punch)
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