Oyo govt rescues 74-year old woman from being lynched by mob in Ibadan




Oyo State government on Friday said that it has rescued a 74-year old woman, Madam Silifatu Olawale, from being lynched by a mob in Ibadan.

The woman, Dailypost gathered was accused of witchcraft.

Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Kafilat Olayiwola in a statement made available to Dailypost on Friday, explained that the government rescued the old woman on Thursday.

She said the government had reunited the victim with her family on Friday.

She condemned the rate of jungle justice in Ibadan in recent times, saying the act was barbaric and traumatizing.

She advised members of the public to always hand over such cases to the appropriate authorities for further investigation, as wrongful acts are not reversible.

She said, “Our people should be cautious and avoid unlawful deeds that can truncate the peaceful atmosphere in the state.

“About two weeks ago, we received an urgent call about an unclad woman in front of the state secretariat main entrance gate who was wrongfully accused of being a witch thereby leading to serious beating, we swung into action immediately and rescue her from being lynched by the angry mob.

“We took her to one of our centres for adequate care and protection and thank God that today, the State government has rehabilitated her and she is now in her stable mind to return to her family hale and hearty”.

Mr. Taiwo Olawale who received the aged woman on behalf of the family explained that the aged woman has been battling an unstable state of mind since 1999.

Our correspondent reports that handing over of the aged woman to her family is coming a few hours after a middle-aged man was set ablaze in Ibadan.

The man was accused of turning two students into tubers of yam.

The incident occurred in front of Bashorun Ojoo High school on Friday. Dailypost

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