Lagos police saved a man posing as a woman from being lynched on Monday morning.
The man who was identified as Sani Gafar was reportedly arrested around the Ijora-Badia area of Lagos, after he was caught by an angry mob who accused him to be a terrorist.
According to the PPRO of Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the 29-year-old disguised as a woman claimed to be an electrician.
He said in a statement, “At about 1100hrs today, a mob descended on an alleged terrorist at Ijora Badia. The Police arrived on time to save him from lynching. Preliminary investigation shows that the male suspect, who many alleged disguised as a woman, is Sanni Gafar, aged 29.””He was found with a bag containing three hammers, six screwdrivers, one pair of pliers, one chisel, five spanners, three rolls of black cellophane, cable wires, 20mm bending spring, a pair of black trousers, and a plastic box of clips. Investigation is ongoing to ascertain his claim that he is an electrician,” the police statement read.
