Security & Crime
I THANK POLICE FOR RESCUING ME FROM MOB -SUSPECT
A suspected kidnapper, Femi Animashaun, has been thanking God for using the police to rescue him from the hands of a mob that almost lynched him in Ikorodu, Lagos State recently.
Animashaun, although happy to be alive to tell his story, lamented that his friend, Yemi Taiwo, did not survive the attack as he died on the way to the hospital.
The police had said they received distress calls that some angry youths were about lynching two suspects whom they allegedly attacked the palace of their traditional ruler.
The police raced to the scene, where they rescued the suspects and took them to the hospital, but one of them gave up the ghost.
Animashaun said: “I thank God and the police who rescued me. I went to the area to inspect my building project in company with my friend, Taiwo. Taiwo was my linkman in the area, so each time I wanted to go to the land, I would call him to accompany me. On a fateful day, Taiwo arrived at the scene and he was attacked by the youths. As I got to the place, some of them who identified me as Taiwo’s friend also attacked me. The mob inflicted machete cuts on us. They used other weapons, including charms, to beat us. It was while we were being brutalized that the police arrived at the scene and rescued us.
“We were rushed to the hospital for treatment, but Taiwo didn’t make it as he gave up the ghost. We were beaten by the mob, not the police. I am grateful to the police. If not for the police, I would have been dead. The police did well for me, but I am sad that my friend did not make it. I am not a kidnapper as the Oba had alleged. I am a victim of circumstance.”
Meanwhile, the royal father in question, the newly crowned Oba of Isiu, Oba Kayode Raji, said after he was installed as Oba, some residents were coming to the palace to place congratulatory banners in his honour: “Unfortunately, on September 4, I was in the palace when I saw some hoodlums led by Yunusa, a land-grabber who invaded the palace in an attempt to abduct me around 7 am. They vandalised cars and so many things in the palace. The local vigilante was able to apprehend two of the hoodlums after they had exhausted their ammunition, but they were beaten up by an angry mob before they were rescued by the police who were deployed to the community to maintain law and order.”
However, operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, gave more insight into the circumstances that led to the death of Taiwo.
At a briefing at his office in Onikan, Assistant Inspector-General of Police Ahmed Iliyasu said he was shocked by the report alleging that it was the police that murdered Taiwo, describing it as “false and unfair.”
Wife of the deceased, Olabisi Taiwo, on Wednesday, alleged that it was while the police were taking her husband back to their annex office in Ikorodu that he died in custody, but the police have denied the allegation.
The AIG who was represented by the officer in charge of Zonal Monitoring Unit, SP Adams Uba, said, over a period of time, reports reaching AIG Ilyasu on the activities of cultists in the community were disturbing, and the police were doing their best to curtail the activities of the hoodlums.
He said: “The hoodlums always hold the community hostage and, as a result of that, shops, schools and all business in the town are forced to close down, with people, young and old, scampering for safety, while several properties are destroyed each time the hoodlums go on a rampage.
“On September 4, the hoodlums, numbering over 20, stormed the community, wielding guns, and invaded the palace of the Isiu, shooting sporadically into the palace. While the clash was going on, some youths in the community, in reprisal, apprehended two of the marauders and inflicted serious injuries on them. It was the quick arrival of our officers at the scene that saved the two victims from the mob, who were about to lynch them, and we took them to the hospital for urgent treatment.
“We gave the victims necessary medical treatment, but one of them, Taiwo, could not make it. We recovered a gun and cartridges from the victims. What do we stand to benefit after rescuing the victims, by killing one and leaving one alive? It is not logical. We were not there when they were fighting; we only responded to distress calls and, as police officers, we rescued the victims.
“There was no time that we tortured the land agent and his friend. We only went to the community to maintain law and order. We also have blood running in our veins. We don’t know where the information emanated from that we didn’t take them to hospital” Uba added.
Tragedy struck in Kano yesterday when a 30-year-old man, identified as Mutawakilu Ibrahim, allegedly stabbed his grandparents, Muhammad Dansokoto and Hadiza Tasidi, to death following an altercation over food.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna, said the suspect, believed to have been under the influence of intoxicants, used a knife to stab both victims multiple times, inflicting severe injuries.
The victims were rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, where medical personnel confirmed them dead. Their corpses were later released to their relatives for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
According to the police statement: “On September 25, 2025, at about 9:30 a.m., a resident of Kofar Dawanau Quarters reported that one Mutawakilu Ibrahim, aged 30, had a quarrel with his grandparents, Muhammad Dansokoto, aged 75, and Hadiza Tasidi, aged 65, over a food-related disagreement.
“During the altercation, the suspect allegedly used a knife to stab both victims in various parts of their bodies, causing severe injuries. The suspect, suspected to be under the influence of intoxicants, has since been arrested.”
Haruna added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Homicide Section, for discreet investigation.
He assured that the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of investigations.
A missing teenager, Master Lawal Wahab, 16, has been found dead with his heart, wrist and genitals harvested by persons suspected to be ritualists.
The deceased, until his mysterious disappearance, had been staying with his grandmother, before he was declared missing by his father, Mr. Lawal Olumide.
However, his lifeless and decomposed body was discovered along the Old Express Road, Igbile-Ijebu on July 23rd, 2025 with his remains severely mutilated.
The Ogun Police Command, which confirmed the incident, said it is investigating case, suspecting to be a ritual murder.
The spokesperson of the command, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Omolola Odutola, said officers from Omu-Ijebu Division have arrested suspects identified as Salawu Omikansola (25 years) ‘m’, Serefusi Agemo ‘m’, and others in connection with the murder.
Odutola said one of the suspects had made a voluntary confessional statement, which was also recorded on video.
According to her, investigation revealed that the boy’s head, both wrists, heart, and genitals had been gruesomely removed—suggesting ritualistic motives.
The police spokesperson, however, added that the deceased has been buried in accordance with Islamic rites due to the state of the remains.
He said: “The case file, alongside exhibits, is being prepared for immediate transfer to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, for further discreet investigation. Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to arrest other fleeing accomplices.
“The Ogun State Police Command condemns this heinous act and assures the public that justice will be pursued to its logical conclusion.
“We urge citizens to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the nearest police formation.”
The Kano State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping operation with the successful rescue of a 75-year-old victim and the arrest of a suspected kidnapper during a raid on a hideout in Bagau Town, Bebeji Local Government Area of the state.
The operation, which took place on May 9, 2025, followed what the police described as “foolproof intelligence” about the location of the kidnappers.
According to the police, tactical teams led by the Officer in charge of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad stormed the hideout and found the victim, Abdulrahman Yunusa, bound and blindfolded.
“One Musa Tukur, a 23-year-old male from Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was arrested at the scene,” said SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Police Public Relations Officer in a statement on Monday.
“He was guarding the kidnapped victim, who was discovered with his eyes covered with fabric and some body parts tied with rope.”
The police said the victim had been abducted from his residence in Maigana, Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State on May 3, 2025, around 12:30 p.m.
The suspect confessed to conspiring with others to kidnap the elderly man and demand a ransom of twenty million naira (₦20,000,000).
“The victim was rushed to the hospital for medical attention. He has since been treated, discharged, and reunited with his family,” the police spokesperson added.
Reacting to the operation, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, praised the officers involved and thanked the public for providing credible information.
“This success demonstrates our commitment to combating violent crime in Kano State. We appreciate the trust and support of the communities, and we urge residents to continue sharing useful information,” he added.
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