The Ondo state police said seven suspects have been arrested for stoning a 35-year-old driver to death on 10 April, 2023.
It will be recalled that the driver, Olorunfemi Tope, had in an accident killed one person and injured others along Ijoka road in Akure last Monday.
The driver, who was allegedly labeled a ‘Yahoo boy’ by an angry mob, was subsequently lynched to death and the video of the incident was shared on the internet.
Police spokesperson in the state, Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, told journalists in Akure that seven people were arrested in connection with the incident.
The police spokesperson said out of the seven, Amos Victor, Boboye Ismail, Olatunji Samuel and Farotimi Pelumi, are the principal suspects.
He said they were among those captured in the video attacking the deceased.
He said the suspects would be taken to court on charges of arson and murder, after the conclusion of the investigation.
“We have said it without number that jungle justice is illegal and against the law,” he said.
“When there is an accident our focus is how to rescue the victims by taking them to the nearest hospitals for first aid and never take laws into our hands.
