Photos: How I managed to stand against 'Jungle justice' - LIB reader writes

A LIB reader shares his story...
This happened around Idimu-Egbeda, Lagos. I was
on my way back home this morning when I saw a
pack of okada men dragging some people out of a
car in front of me, two men and a woman. I was in
my car watching, thinking they must have actually
bashed an okada man, as it was the norm in
Lagos state, where an offense against a bike man
is an offense against all the bike men in like 5
communities, they would pack you down and start
harassing you.
So I thought at first, until they started beating them
with woods and sticks, kicking them from all
directions, while some where destroying their car.
I had to come down at this point after carefully
packing my car at a safe spot. I managed to part
the crowd, asking what happened, The shout of
'they are kidnappers' rented the air, so I managed
to go into the crowd which was swelling by the
minute to take pix of them. Continue...
After this, I asked an okada man what happened
and how he knew they were kidnappers, he
managed to say that he just saw his fellow okada
men running after them, shouting "gbomo-
gbomo" (Kidnappers) and he joined the crowd.
Asking around, no one seemed to know the true
story, by now the crowd had gotten to close to 800
people, men, women, boys, girls, even school
children, all struggling to get a glimpse, everyone
in small clusters, gossiping and discussing, while
some were seriously doing the beating.
At this point, sensing their anger to burn them
soon, I sped with my car to the Police station on a
road, as rough as "climbing Olumo rock in
Abeokuta, Ogun State". I got to the station and
made a quick report. (Must acknowledge the
quick response of the force at this point). They
jump and filled two hilux pick-ups, and followed
me back to the scene.
On sighting the crowd, their gun shot rented the
air. I had parked at a safe distance, because I
didn't want to experience stray bullet. They were
able to disperse the crowd in time to rescue the
victims, Two men and a woman. At my safe
distance, I could still hear people talking about
how the police would end up freeing them, and
that, they should have been burnt to serve as
lessons for others with bad intentions.
By now, different stories of what they did had
emerged and none was similar to the other. Some
were like....they snatched a woman whom was
coming out of the bank with N200,000, drove her a
mile, then threw her out of the moving vehicle,
Others were like....they kidnapped 3 children, then
the mother raised an alarm, and a hot pursuit
ensued. The third didn't even add up at all.....can't
even bother myself tying that.
The good thing is I let the Nigerian Police force do
their work