Suspected Kidnapper Roasts Alive In Kwara State By The Mob

Angry mob around airport road, Odota area on Sunday evening put law to their hands when the roasted suspected kidnapper alive. The suspect was beaten by the mob and latter set ablaze by the mob.

According to pakurumo.com, the victim, who feigned insanity to avoid detection, was nabbed while trying to abduct a nine-year old child.

When interrogated, the suspect, who identified himself as Raimi Wasiu, a native of Osogbo in Osun State, confessed to being a kidnapper alongside seven others and blamed economic hardship for his predicament.

He was also said to have confessed to be working for an Islamic cleric who lives around Hajj Camp, Ilorin.

An eyewitness disclosed that “People of the area have been watching the man who lived in an abandoned building by the roadside. And true to their suspicion, he was caught attempting to abduct a little child”.

The mob, after dispossessing the victim of charms, rings and amulets, set him ablaze.

The police, who we gathered were called, did not arrive until after the victim had been roasted alive and took his remains away.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Olufemi Fabode, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incident, saying investigation has commenced. He however added that the police were yet to make any arrest.