There is pandemonium at Obadeyi
bus-stop, Ojokoro axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, as an alleged
ritualist was apprehended by residents in the area. It was gathered that the suspect
was caught when passers-by overheard the voice of a woman allegedly kidnapped
by the suspect and his accomplices.
Police officers at the scene
could not control the crowd who are bent on lynching the suspect.
A witness, Adesola John, said
passers-by overheard the voice of the allegedly kidnapped woman and began to
comb the bridge on the expressway where the suspect was found.
“A woman was crying for help and people heard her voice and searched under the bridge before they found this man,” he said.
“The woman has not been found and, as you can see, we are still searching.”
Another witness who pleaded
anonymity said there may be many victims trapped underneath.
The alleged kidnapper who was
arrested on Tuesday morning has been burnt alive by an angry mob. Officials of
the Nigerian Army later arrived the scene and made efforts to control the mob.
Fire fighters have also arrived
to control the fire, while pandemonium still pervades the area.
As at the time of filing this report, search for the suspected victim
is still ongoing as some soldiers and other security operatives plunge into the
dark passageway underneath the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
Another kidnap suspect has been
found while security officials search for a kidnap victim in Ojokoro, along the
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The latest suspect allegedly ran
out of the other end of the hole being searched by security operatives
including soldiers. He was subsequently caught by the mob.
The mob was bent on setting him
ablaze too, but he was rescued by soldiers who took him away.
Soldiers are trying to control
the mob while the pandemonium persists.
There is heavy traffic as
vehicular movement on both sides of the highway has been slowed down by the
heavy crowd.
The first suspect who was burnt
by the mob is yet to be evacuated.
Search is still on for the
victim, whose cry for help witnesses said they heard.
According to a Twitter user, Oluwanifemi an eye witness
said the 'Ajale' was uncovered by a female sweeper who heard a victim screaming
for help.
The ritualists allegedly target
pedestrians who ply the road early in the morning and late at night. They drag
them into the hole which stretches along the whole road where they are
eventually killed. See more photos and read the rest of his tweets below:
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