Th ere was pandemonium at the Ile Zik area Oshodi-Ikeja road yesterday as an irate mob set ablaze a hideout, including clothes and other personal items, allegedly used by kidnappers. Witnesses told Premium Times that the hideout was a “cage” covered with clothes and used by a “mad man.”
“About three days ago we discovered that there is a cage and we went there, beside the CCTV camera, a man who has been taken away now by the police lives there and we used to think he is a mad man,” Prince Adeyanju, a resident, said.
“Some items discovered include ladies underwear and lots more, we later saw that he is normal, many human items were found there.” After offi cers of the police Rapid Response Squad arrived, four persons, including the main suspect, were arrested. Residents and motorists said the spot had been a no-go area for them over the years.
“Th is particular area and location has been a scary one at night for us, anytime you are stuck here at night, there is high probability of you being robbed and even the policemen are aware,” a resident who did not want to be named said. Another resident said, “I have been staying around this area for 10 years and really no one knows that this kind of thing occurs here in this magnitude that we have found clothes, shoes and the likes here. “I have personally complained to the police about this spot in terms of robbery and this street especially with its danger tendencies at night.”
