The Oyo State Police Command has rescued two suspects, who allegedly attempted to kidnap a 9-year-old girl, from being lynched.
The command made this known in a statement issued by the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, on Monday.
Osifeso stated that the command’s operatives, who were on patrol on Sunday around Alakia Adelubi axis, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital at about 9:20 am, responded to a distress call on the “execution of Jungle justice”.
The police spokesperson added that the suspects were alleged to have attempted to abduct a 9-year-old female, identified simply as Ope, who was on her way to church.
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He said that preliminary investigations revealed that the girl was in the company of her mother, one Afolabi Modupe, and other siblings when the two suspects attempted to seize her from her mother’s grip.
Osifeso said investigations had commenced on the matter, adding that further updates would be communicated in due course.
“The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ngozi Onadeko, appealed to the citizenry against taking laws into their hands with the assurance of a diligent and thorough investigation into the incident,” he stated.
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