By Esther Onyegbula

A yet-to-be identified suspected child kidnapper was almost lynched to death yesterday morning after she allegedly abducted two children in front of a primary school.

It was learned that the suspected kidnapper met her Waterloo at Owode Ajegunle area of Ikorodu while attempting to escape with two children she abducted.

Vanguard learned that irate mob descended on the suspected kidnapper and stripped her naked immediately a woman alerted people within the community of her suspicious movement.

According to an eyewitness, the children were rescued after a woman identified one of them and the way the suspect was walking.

“The woman suspecting foul play, called the child’s mother, who said she had been searching for her child. The former then told the people in the community that the suspect had abducted the children.

“The people while rescuing the children beat her to stupor, but for the timely intervention of operatives of the Nigerian police, who rescued the suspected kidnapper, she would have been lynched.”

The eyewitness added that while people were beating her that she allegedly confessed she would have sold each of abducted the children to her buyers for the sum of N50, 000.

Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Dolapo Badmus, while confirming the incident said “At about 4:30p.m, a distressed call was received that a suspected kidnapper was caught at Zion Street Ajegunle, Ikorodu Road. Immediately Anti crime patrol officers were mobilised to the scene where a woman seriously battered by angry mob was rescued.

The intervention of men on duty brought the situation under control. The suspect was rushed to emergency unit of Ikorodu General Hospital for treatment. She confessed to the alleged crime and was immediately transferred for investigation.”