Police Rescue Four Shoplifting Suspects From Jungle Justice
Timely police intervention rescued four suspected shoplifters from jungle justice in Surulere area, Lagos State.
State Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident in a statement Tuesday.
Mr. Hundeyin said police in Surulere Division rescued a Babatunde Ogunsemi, 48, Olatunde Ayinde, 50, Oludare Olusegun, 49, and Sunday Ebifega, 41 from a mob for allegedly shoplifting in a supermarket in Surulere.
He said the suspects were rescued and then arrested following the rapid deployment of officers after a distress call from members of the community about the crowd action.
"The syndicate ventured into a supermarket, attempted to steal before being caught.
"Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects had previously been caught by CCTV shoplifting six bottles of Martell Blue Swift cognac from the same supermarket.
ALSO READ: Two suspected outlet thieves killed in jungle justice - Police"One of the suspects, Sunday, had previously been charged in court in 2021 for shoplifting," he said.
The spokesperson said the suspects would be brought to justice at the end of the investigation.
Lagos State Police Commissioner Abiodun Alabi commended the state's residents for always alerting authorities promptly to suspicious people and events.
Mr. Alabi warned the public to forgo jungle justice as it was a crime in itself. (NAN)
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Timely police intervention rescued four suspected shoplifters from jungle justice in Surulere area, Lagos State.
State Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident in a statement Tuesday.
Mr. Hundeyin said police in Surulere Division rescued a Babatunde Ogunsemi, 48, Olatunde Ayinde, 50, Oludare Olusegun, 49, and Sunday Ebifega, 41 from a mob for allegedly shoplifting in a supermarket in Surulere.
He said the suspects were rescued and then arrested following the rapid deployment of officers after a distress call from members of the community about the crowd action.
"The syndicate ventured into a supermarket, attempted to steal before being caught.
"Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects had previously been caught by CCTV shoplifting six bottles of Martell Blue Swift cognac from the same supermarket.
ALSO READ: Two suspected outlet thieves killed in jungle justice - Police"One of the suspects, Sunday, had previously been charged in court in 2021 for shoplifting," he said.
The spokesperson said the suspects would be brought to justice at the end of the investigation.
Lagos State Police Commissioner Abiodun Alabi commended the state's residents for always alerting authorities promptly to suspicious people and events.
Mr. Alabi warned the public to forgo jungle justice as it was a crime in itself. (NAN)
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