Woman set ablaze for kidnapping baby in Lagos

A suspected female ritualist, identified as Toyin, has been set ablaze by angry mob who apprehended her during an alleged attempt to abduct an eight-month-old baby in the Ebute-Metta area of Lagos State.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development to newsmen on Thursday.

According to him, Toyin sustained severe burns during the attack and was hospitalised at the Federal Medical Center, Ebute-Meta, before she was later reported dead.

“The lady has died in hospital,”Hundeyin said.

According to reports, the suspect entered the private residence of a relative of the baby’s mother in search of her husband, one Akeem. She left the building but lurked around the area.

Upon realising that the only adult with the children had left, she went back into the building and was said to have attempted stealing a baby.