Eyewitnesses quoted by Vanguard claimed that a decomposing corpse was also found in one of the rooms, from where an offensive stench was emanating.
Before the arrival of security agents, OPC members could not go into the tunnel as they claimed that it was too dark. While the search was still on, a man suspected to be one of the ritualists, reportedly ran out of the tunnel. He was subsequently lynched.
Two Police Corporals, who attempted to prevent the mob action were overpowered and injured by the crowd. The surging crowd, who stated that there were more suspects in the den, refused a team of policemen from accessing the den, as they insisted on carrying out a mob action on anyone that comes out of the tunnel.
It, however, took the combined effort of the Military, conventional and Mobile policemen, including those attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, led by the Commander, Mr. Olatunji Disu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, to assuage the crowd.
One of the OPC members, who gave his name simply as Taju, said:
“There are about four rooms at the end of the underground tunnel. The first man we caught was found sitting inside one of the rooms. “We were able to rescue the woman, who was crying for help. We only searched two rooms remaining two. “So far, we have arrested three persons but the mob set two of them on fire. Security agents prevented the third person from being set on fire. If the Police or Army will volunteer to join us, we will comb the entire tunnel and bring the remaining people out.”
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One of the lynched suspects, just before he died.[/caption]
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The Inside Of The Horrific Den[/caption]
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