suspected kidnapper set ablaze in lagos

suspected kidnapper set ablaze in lagos

LAGOS — A woman accused of an
attempt to kidnap three primary school
pupils in Ekoro area of Abule-Egba, Lagos
was yesterday set ablaze by an angry
mob.
The incident occurred barely 24 hours
after two primary school pupils were
rescued from a suspected kidnapper at
Ile-epo area of Egbe.
Report said the three pupils, two males
and a female, whose ages were put
between seven and 10 years, were on
their way to school at about 7 a.m when
the unnamed woman accosted them on a
pretense that she was taking them to
school.
But a female hawker said to have
suspected her moves reportedly alerted
bystanders along Ekoro Road who
challenged the woman.
Eye witnesses said the woman claimed
the children were hers, but the names
she called them differed from those the
children gave.
Eye witnesses further said the direction
the woman was taking the children to
was not that of the school the children
attend.
According to an eye witness, who gave his
name as Chionye, “All the responses she
gave were contrary to that given by the
pupils.
“When asked of the name of the school,
she had to strain her eyes to see if she
could read it from the badge on the
children’s school uniform. When we asked
the pupils if they knew her, they shook
their heads.
“It was at that point that a man from the
crowd that had gathered round her said
the woman parked her car somewhere
around the direction she was taking the
children.
“Not satisfied with her explanation, the
mob was said to have descended on her,
in the process of which she was set
ablaze before the arrival of policemen.
The incident reportedly caused a hitch in
the free flow of traffic.
Effort to get the reaction of the Lagos
State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi
Braide, failed as she could not be reached
on phone.
Meanwhile, effort by another woman to
kidnap two primary school pupils,
Monday, at Ile-epo area of Egbe was
foiled by passers-by.
Report said the woman had succeeded in
abducting the children and took them
under the bridge and was making calls to
some unknown person that she had found
some ‘goods’ when she was apprehended.
Passers-by among whom was one Colonel
Adeniran, reportedly kept the woman
hostage before the arrival of policemen
from Ejigbo division.
Sources at the division said investigation
was ongoing.
The arrest brings to fore, five cases of
foiled kidnap attempt in two weeks