5 persons arrested by the police for lynching suspected ritualists in Mushin

Five persons were on Thursday arrested for lynching suspected two suspected ritualists in Mushin area of the metropolis.



The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspects would be charged to court for jungle justice once the investigation was concluded.
Another ritualists’ hideout was uncovered in a tunnel at the Challenge area of Mushin, Lagos on Wednesday.

Sources said that two of the three suspects found at the hideout were lynched by a mob before the arrival of policemen.

“The hideout used to be the sewage tunnel of a moribund company in the area.
“Syringes and needles were also found in the hideout,” a source said.
NAN