..Rescue Mother, One And Half Year Old Daughter
Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Lagos Police Command has rescued one Justina Emmanuel of No 10 Bishop Okogie Street Ago and her one and a half year old daughter, Munachisom Agugom after it responded to a distress call.
According to the Commands Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, On the 6th June ,2019 at about 12.45pm, the Command’s control room received a distress call that a mob action is going on at Lawanson junction, Itire. And anti crime patrol team led by the Divisional Police Officer Itere, CSP Odey Ogah was promptly deployed to the scene.
During the intervention two suspects namely: Joseph Agugom and Paul Agugom both of the same address with the victms, were rescued from the mobs.
They were alleged to have kidnapped the victims for ritual purposes. One Honda CRV car with Registration No. LAGOS FST 587 BU, one LG Phone, one iPhone, One bag containing two flasks, three pieces of rope, one black para military belt and one green beret were recovered.
Elkana added that preliminary investigation revealed that the victim is married to one of the suspects, Joseph Agugom and the child belongs to both of them. It was also revealed that the victim is suffering from mental illness and she is being transported to hospital when she raised alarm and some members of the public stopped the car and descended on the suspects.
Members of both the suspects and victims family came to the station and made statements to the effect that the victim is suffering from mental illness and was actually being transported to hospital. The other two children of the victim with her husband, were brought to the Station, contrary to the allegations of the victim that they were killed by the husband for money ritual. The victim was taken to hospital by the Police for medical examination.
Police has also launched a manhunt on those who participated in the mob action with a view of bringing them to justice.
The Police however warned members of the public to be more careful not to jump into conclusions on alarm raised by anybody, adding that innocent persons have suffered death or bodily harm and inhuman treatment through jungle justice.
“Members of the Public have the powers to arrest anybody suspected of a crime but the law provides that such persons arrested should be handed over to the Police immediately. It is only investigating that can determine the truthfulness or otherwise of the allegations. And our laws presumes the accused person to be innocent until proven guilty by Court of competent jurisdiction.”, the Police said.