By DEBORAH AKPEDE

Operatives of the Police Command in Lagos State have rescued a man from being lynched by an angry mob.

The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post shared on his X handle @benHundeyin, on Friday.

He said that the timely intervention of police officers from the Iju Division saved the man from being killed.

“At 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, the suspect was caught while carting away barbed wire on a perimeter fence in Iju area of the State.

“He injured one of the people trying to apprehend him with a scissors. This prompted mob action on him.

“Patrol officers raced to the scene and rescued him,” the Police image maker said.

According to him, efforts are ongoing to apprehend those behind the barbaric act of jungle justice.

The Police spokesperson further urged members of the public to desist from jungle justice. (NAN)