The authorities have to do more to protect the people Last week in Lagos, a woman accused of abducting three school children was set ablaze by an irate mob. The yet-to-be-identified victim, who had reportedly driven to the Abule Egba area in an SUV but tried to escape in a tricycle before an alarm was raised, had reportedly attempted to kidnap three children who were on their way to school. The alleged nefarious bid was said to have been foiled by a bread seller.
On the same day in Akure, Ondo State, a middle-aged man was also beaten and burnt alive allegedly for also attempting to kidnap some children. From Lagos to Ilorin, Akure to Abuja, the rate at which the mob has been dispensing "instant and brutal justice" on suspected kidnappers should worry those in authority as they send disturbing signals of a society where impunity reigns.
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