Lagos State Police on Sunday reported that a mob carried out jungle justice on two men, after they allegedly robbed a POS attendant in the Igando area of the state.
The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident in his verified Twitter handle monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday.
According to Hundeyin, the incident happened on Independence Day, adding that the mob set the victims ablaze and burnt them beyond recognition.
”Police arrived at the scene but the mob had fled. The investigation has commenced,” he said.
The image maker, however, frowned at the action of the mob, wondering how to put a stop to the archaic and criminal practice.
Hundeyin said jungle justice was a criminal case in Nigeria, calling on members of the public to stop the crime.
He said the mob should hand over the suspect to the police for prosecution rather than taking laws into their hands.
The spokesperson however commended crime reporters for doing a fantastic job in reporting the arrest of criminals in Lagos state.
He also urged judiciary correspondents to do more, to update Nigerians on the progress of prosecution of criminal cases in various courts in Lagos.
“This would halt the fallacy that, Police were collecting money and releasing suspects,” he said.