OYO: Mob sets two ablaze as Amotekun rescues one in Molete

AN irate mob swooped on a group of three young men at ASAS Hotel area of Molete, in Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday.

The mob reportedly set ablaze two of the young men for allegedly attempting to steal a phone.

The third person was, however, lucky as he was rescued by Amotekun team around Oke-Ado area while being chased by the mob.

He has since been handed over to the police
Meanwhile, despite the claim by the mob, no one had come forward as of the time of filing this report to lodge complaint of “attempted robbery”.

According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State Police Command, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, the rescued person was treated at Police Hospital at Eleyele, Ibadan.

The PPRO said that the command had commenced an investigation into the cause of the incident.

Condemning the mob’s action, which he described as ‘jungle justice’, Fadeyi noted that it had become a recurring move in the state.

“When allowed to continue unabated, it will degenerate into what all and sundry will not be able to curb thereafter, and many innocent lives will be terminated unjustly.

“Consequent upon this, the Commissioner of Police, Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu warms those taking laws into their hands to stop forthwith, before the long hand of the law catches up with them,” the PPRO said further.