A mob on Saturday set
ablaze a suspected robber at Funmilayo junction, Agege, Lagos State, for
allegedly stealing a plasma television.
Punch learnt that the suspect, identified as One Mopol, was
leaving Sura Odumakin Street, where he had allegedly stolen the TV set when he
was caught around 6am by a resident. The resident was said
to have raised the alarm, drawing the angry crowd to the scene. He was almost
lynched when policemen from the Elere division arrived to rescue him.
As the operatives were
taking him away, he reportedly vowed to go after his assailants when he left
the police custody. His statement was said to have drawn the ire of the mob that snatched him from
the police.
Punch learnt that the mob stabbed him several times, tied him with a rope and dragged
him to the junction where he was set ablaze.
A mechanic, Tolu Ibrahim,
said One Mopol’s death was a relief to residents, adding that hardly a week
went by that he would not rob someone in the community.
The Lagos State Police
Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, said his corpse had been deposited in
a morgue for autopsy and urged the public to shun jungle justice.
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