An irate mob, consisting of motorcycle operators, popularly called okada, in Ilisha-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State has clubbed a yet-to-be-identified civilian to death and burnt his body.
A soldier was also stabbed by the mob.
Trouble was said to have started when the motorcyclists pounced on the duo over alleged theft of bikes.
Community members said the second person who was stabbed was later identified to be a soldier.
He was said to have run into a building after being viciously stabbed and the mob went after him, insisting that he must be produced to face death.
A detachment of soldiers and police deployed to restore sanity was said to have clashed with the mob, throwing the community into further chaos.
The Chairman of Ilisan Development Association, Otunba Wemmy Osude, in a statement, said, “One of the suspects was caught by a mob and tragically set on fire. The other suspect, who was dressed in an army uniform, sought refuge in a nearby house.
“A large crowd of over 200 young northerners gathered outside the house, demanding the release of the suspect. Despite efforts to disperse the mob, they remained defiant. The situation intensified until the Army intervened with a commando-style rescue operation, successfully evacuating the suspect.”
The Spokesman of the Nigerian Army 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Captain Idereghi Akari, confirmed the incident on Wednesday, but did not give details of the occurrence.
“The soldier is not a thief. The deceased person is a civilian,” he said.
