FCT Police rescue 3 ‘fraudsters’ from mob, warn against jungle justice

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), CP Babaji Sunday, has called on members of the public within the FCT to shun the barbaric act of jungle justice in their quest for justice.

The CP gave the advice following the rescue of three suspected fraudsters, Francis Emeka Noah, Wua Ikyer, and Bokos Terkula, all male, from an angry mob in the Lokogoma area of Abuja by operative’s of the command.

A press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, DSP Josephine Adeh, said CP Sunday noted that preliminary investigations revealed that the mob descended on the trio, who allegedly attempted to lure and defraud a female Point-of-Sale (POS) operator around Peace Court Estate, along Lokogoma Road, Abuja.

“The suspects were promptly rescued by the police and currently in police custody,” the PPRO stated.

She said the police boss while condemning the act, enjoined residents to come forward with complaints to give room for legitimate and swift dispensation of justice.

“He emphasized the importance of allowing the course of justice irrespective of the crime committed by a suspect,” DSP Adeh added.

She a full-scale investigation was being carried out to establish the facts of the case, even as the CP further warned that jungle justice was criminal and punishable by law.