– Some clothes and other personal items have been discovered at a site suspected to be a kidnappers den
– An eye witness says the hideout was being used by a mad man
– Three suspects believed to be ritualusts from the scene have were whisked away by police to prevent them from being lynched
A hideout of suspected kidnappers has been uncovered at the Ile Zik area of Oshodi-Ikeja by vigilant residents.
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Premium Times reports that some clothes and other personal items, allegedly used by the kidnappers was set ablaze by the mob following the discovery.
An eye witness who was among those who uncovered the alleged hideout said the den was being used by a mad man.
“About three days ago we discovered that there is a cage and we went there, beside the CCTV camera, a man who has been taken away now by the police lives there and we used to think he is a mad man.
“Some items discovered include ladies underwear and lots more, we later saw that he is normal, many human items were found there,” Prince Adeyanju, a resident, said.
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Officers of the police Rapid Response Squad have arrived the scene.
See some photos from the scene below:
The suspected kidnappers hideout being searched by police officers, photo credit, Abiodun Oluwafemi Adeboye – Facebook
The suspected kidnapper being led away by police officers, photo credit, Abiodun Oluwafemi Adeboye – Facebook
People gather at the scene of the discovery, photo credit, Abiodun Oluwafemi Adeboye – Facebook
Police officers searching the suspected hideout, photo credit, Abiodun Oluwafemi Adeboye – Facebook
Three suspects believed to be ritualusts from the scene have were whisked away by police to prevent them from being lynched by aggrieved crowd.
Security men comprising of the police, army and neighbourhood watchers have been deployed to the area to forestall the break down of law and order.
This latest discovery comes days after a tunnel used by suspected ritualists near Obadeyi bus stop, along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway has been uncovered by residents.
The finding followed the arrest of an alleged kidnapper after passers-by said they heard a cry for help by a female victim.
Two suspects have so far been apprehended by the residents following a search of the tunnel.
While one of the suspects was set ablaze by a mob, the other allegedly ran out of the other end of the hole but was eventually caught, Premium Times reports.
In the video below, ZENITHBLOG.com TV visits Ijaiye Ojokoro area of Lagos state towhere a suspected kidnappers den was uncovered.
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