Two serving personnel attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Lagos State narrowly escaped immediate jungle justice on Monday, June 1, 2026, after highly agitated residents of the Kanuyi Community in Simawa, Ogun State, wrongly labeled them as professional kidnappers.
The tension-filled incident sparked widespread alarm online after misleading videos and photographs of the detained men being searched and interrogated by civilians flooded various social media feeds.
Prompt intervention by operatives from the Simawa Divisional Police Headquarters, who rushed directly to the volatile scene at about 11:00 a.m., successfully rescued the targeted men from the claws of the gathering lynch mob.
Preliminary investigations conducted by the Ogun State Police Command quickly revealed that the two officers had inadvertently lost their geographical bearings while returning from a lawful official deployment in the neighboring Sagamu axis.
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Stranded in an unfamiliar terrain, their presence triggered immediate, paranoid suspicions among vigilant community members who chose to bypass institutional channels.
Confirming the development, the Ogun State Police Spokesperson, DSP Babaseyi Oluseyi, stated that a comprehensive verification exercise authenticated the men's status through valid police identity cards, official deployment files, uniforms, and service gear.
While appreciating local vigilance, the command sternly warned citizens against reckless mob actions, stressing that circulating unverified social media content places innocent lives at severe risk.
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