A 53-year-old woman was on Thursday rescued by police officers in Lagos State from being lynched after she was accused of making a baby disappear after touching her.
According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Superintendent of Police (SP) Benjamin Hundeyin, in a tweet on Thursday, the woman was stripped naked by an angry mob who where stoning her at Alasalatu, Mushin area before the arrival of the officers.
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“We really need to join hands to stop jungle justice. At 1810hrs today, people stripped naked a 53 year old woman (names withheld), started stoning her and were on the path of lynching her. This happened at Alasalatu, Mushin.
“The allegation was that she touched a baby and the baby disappeared. Police got there on time to rescue her. Lynch mob was dispersed with teargas. Allegation has not been proven.
“No parent/guardian has come forward yet to complain of a missing baby in that locality today. She’s currently at the station. Her husband has been contacted. Investigation is ongoing. Jungle justice is not the way to go. Say NO to jungle justice!!!”
The police PRO appealed to members of the public to refrain from jungle justice, saying that jungle justice is not the way to go. Recall that two Nigerians; Deborah Samuel and David Imoh lost their lives to jungle justice in month of May.
Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto State, was beaten and set ablaze by mob over allegation of blasphemy while David Imoh, a sound engineer was also beaten and set ablaze by mob in Lagos.
