Police rescue US-based medical doctor from lynching over false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan

The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a aesculapian doc from mob enactment pursuing a mendacious kidnapping alarm raised astir the Ologuneru country of Ibadan.

This is according to a property merchandise connected the authoritative leafage of the Oyo State Police Command connected May 12 2026.

According to the statement, the incidental occurred astatine astir 2:30pm, astir the 2nd Powerline Area, Ologuneru, Eleyele-Ido Road, Ibadan, aft residents reportedly accused the antheral of being progressive successful kidnapping.

The Command stated that constabulary operatives responded to a distress telephone alleging that a suspected kidnapper was astir to beryllium lynched by an aggravated mob.

Police authorities said a combined squad of patrol and detective officers led by the Divisional Crime Officer of Eleyele Police Station arrived astatine the country and rescued the unfortunate from the crowd.

However, the mob reportedly acceptable his Lexus RX 330 conveyance ablaze earlier the accomplishment of information operatives.

Two teenage girls, Deborah, 15, and Rebecca 12, who were recovered wrong the vehicle, were besides taken into protective custody for investigation.

Findings by the constabulary identified the unfortunate arsenic Dr Afolabi, a aesculapian doc based successful the Uni...