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The Oyo State Police. -based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan. this through an official release released on Wednesday by the state police public relations officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka. from the police, the incident occurred on Monday at about 2:30 PM. around the 2nd Powerline Area, Ologuneru, along the Eleyele-Ido Road in Ibadan.
The statement showed officers responded to a distress call alleging that a suspected kidnapper was about to be lynched and set ablaze by an angry mob. “Upon receipt of the information, a combined team of Patrol and Detective Officers led by the Divisional Crime Officer Eleyele Police Station (DCO) immediately mobilized to the scene where the suspect was successfully brought to safety from the enraged crowd.
“also, before the arrival of the Police, his Lexus RX 330 SUV had already been set ablaze by the mob, while two young girls identified as Deborah, aged 15 years, and Rebecca, aged 12 years, found inside the vehicle, were equally taken into protective custody alongside the suspect for proper investigation,” the statement read. Preliminary findings, based on the PPRO, showed that the victim, identified simply as Dr. Afolabi, is a medical. and not a kidnapper as alleged in viral social media reports.
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