Mob justice: Police arrest five for murder . . The police in Lagos have arrested a woman Bolanle Muhammed and four others for alleged murder of a 22-year-old man wrongly accused of phone theft in #Ajah. The incident occurred on July 8, at about 8pm at a beverage shop in #Badore,Ajah , Lagos state . . Muhammed who’s the shop owner, was said to have raised alarm that the victim Olamide Omolegbe stole her phone which led to a mob descending on him. . . According to a statement by police spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), the matter was reported at Langbasa Police Station the following morning and investigation led to the arrest of Wasiu Wahab, Ramon Ibrahim, Junior Adebayo and Yusuf Adegbite. . . According to PREMIUM TIMES the deceased was first paraded half-naked to Iyalaye Store where the alleged theft occurred. . . “After he eventually died, the thugs threw him into the lagoon. But we concerned people of the community paid Egun people to help trace the corpse after we heard the incident. The corpse was brought out of the river this morning,” he said. . . He said the phone which was reported stolen was later found with the son of the woman who had accused Mr Omolede of stealing it. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6Q1LPn-_y/?igshid=1wwauha3mvsc
