A file photo of police officers on duty.
A tragedy was averted in the Kanuyi community of Simawa, Ogun State, after an agitated mob cornered and detained two serving mobile police officers, mistaking them for a gang of kidnappers.
In a statement on Monday by the Ogun State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the officers, who were returning from an official assignment in Sagamu, had lost their way when they were surrounded, subjected to search, and recorded by suspicious community members.
“The clarification became necessary following information received by the Simawa Division on 1st June 2026 at about 11:00 a.m. that two suspected criminals had been apprehended by members of the community.
“Upon receipt of the report, police operatives were immediately mobilized to the scene, where the individuals were rescued from an agitated crowd and taken into protective custody for proper identification and investigation,” the statement partly read.
