Mentally-Challenged Woman Allegedly Caught With N100,000, BlackBerry
A mentally-challenged woman on Wednesday narrowly escaped lynching by an angry mob around Onabanjo Street, Oworonshoki, Lagos State after she was allegedly discovered to be in possession of a sum of N100,000, two BlackBerry phones and an android phone.
The incident was said to have occurred at about 10am after the woman was caught with two ATM cards, some money, by some youths who then decided that trail her into a compound after suspecting her of being a ritual killer, this led them to beating her to a pulp.
But for the timely intervention of the Policemen attached to the Oworonshoki Police Division, the woman mob would have taken laws into their hands as she was rescued by the Policemen.
According to a resident, James Ogunkoya he said “The youths said the woman was not mad, but was only pretending to be mad so that she could easily perpetrate evil acts.”
Meanwhile another resident who said it was N50,000 said: “Some guys were convinced that the woman was only pretending because they overheard her talking with a man on Monday night. They also wondered where a mad woman could have found the phones.”
A policeman, however, said attempts to find out if the allegations were true was futile saying “I have been asking the woman questions all day, but she has just been incoherent. She has even refused to tell us her name. At some point, she just started crying, so I let her sleep. I don’t even know if she is a mad woman.
“Also, when she was arrested and we searched her, we did not find any money, phone or ATM cards on her. Nobody has come to write any statement here at the station.”
The General Secretary, Oworonshoki Youth Forum, Babajide Kabiawu, however condemned the attack saying, “I do not condone people taking the laws into their hands. However, it is a reflection of the level of insecurity coupled with the discovery of the activities of ritual killers in Oyo and Ogun states.
“The notorious cannibal, Clifford Oji, used to parade himself as a mad man as well. We have also seen cases in our neighbourhood where supposed mad people kidnapped children. We want the government to support the community in setting up a task force that will evacuate mentally-challenged people.”
Source: Legit.ng
