Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to Surulere Division have rescued one Ayomide Fawehinmi ‘m’ aged 22 from a mob for allegedly stealing a child at the Empire area of Surulere.

According to Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect was rescued and thereafter arrested after a distress call was received from the community about the mob action.

Hundeyin says preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect lured a 15-year-old boy from his mother’s shop and was taking him to an unknown destination before he was accosted by a neighbour who raised the alarm, saying the suspect had already dispossessed the boy of an Itel android phone to cut off communication with his mother.

He noted that while the boy has been rescued unhurt and the phone recovered, investigation is ongoing to establish the full extent of the suspect’s culpability.

According to him, the suspect would be arraigned contingent on the outcome of the investigation.

He informs that the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, commends residents of Lagos State for always promptly alerting the authorities to suspicious person/happenings and sternly warns the public to desist from jungle justice as it is a crime in itself.