No fewer than four suspected kidnappers have been fished out from their den just discovered at Obadeyi-Ajala area of Ojokoro, Lagos State along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Tuesday.
While two of the suspects were burnt by irate mob who gathered at the scene, two others have been whisked away by soldiers.
It took spirited efforts by the soldiers and the police to take them away as the mob was insistent on burning them alive.
The den – a canal and a nearby abandoned house – along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway was besieged by members of the public following the alarm raised by a highway sweeper with the Lagos State Waste Management Agency at about 7.00 a.m.
The alarm by the LAWMA official followed the cry of a woman for help from the canal.
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Following the bombardment of the canal, one of the suspected kidnappers was smoked out and burnt by the irate mob.
Another one who also tried to escape was caught despite the efforts of the police and soldiers around.
He was also burnt alive.
The security agents however succeeded in rescuing two who were taken away.
The huge crowd in the area has since caused gridlock in the area traffic has been obstructed.
The police are having a difficult time controlling the crowd.
