A mentally challenged woman, whose identity is still unknown, has been lynched and set ablaze by a mob at the Abule Ado area of Amuwo-Odofin LGA, Lagos State on Monday, 24th May 2021. 
The unidentified woman was alleged to have been in possession of a stolen baby and three AK 47 rifles before she was lynched.
Residents said the unidentified woman who pretended to be insane, was apprehended after they were alerted by the cry for help from a child she was alleged to have abducted.
A curious motorcyclist who stopped to urinate by a bush part along the expressway reportedly heard the desperate shout for help first. he was said to have alerted other persons when he discovered a little child that was allegedly held hostage by the woman.
She was descended on by an angry mob who searched her and found different possessions from riffles, cash and even other items.
When searched, she was alleged to have been found with an android phone, N3 million cash, 3 ATM Cards and three AK 47 riffles which were kept in a sack inside the drainage system.
Other residents say that she was found with heads and parts of school children which she sells to her buyers.
She was alleged to catch unsuspecting children on their way to school and beheads them.
The mob descended on her and set her on fire before the arrival of Policemen from Area ‘E’ division.
A mammoth crowd besieged the scene to have a glance at the charred remains of the woman.
A commercial motorcyclist, Lawal Akindele who spoke to vanguard explained that
“It was the cry of the toddler that drew the attention of one of us. As the cry of the child continued, he moved closer and found the child with the woman”.
Another eyewitness who simply gave his name as Abass, said, “
the woman had been living there for years now before the incident that led to her death. She built her hut with red sand.
Surprisingly, the supposedly red sand she used to build her hut is not sourced within. So where exactly did she get the red sand from?
All the while she was building this hut what did the authorities do, they turned a blind eye”. – Abass , an eyewitness
At the spot where she was burnt alive, charred bones, suspected to be that of a human jaw, spinal cord and thigh littered the ground.
There were also different clothes and shoes scattered around. An Identity card of a pupil was also recovered.
eyewitnesses said when the management of the school was contacted, it claimed the said ID belongs to a missing pupil.