Tragedy struck in Oba-Ile, Osun State, as a man suspected to be a drug addict allegedly macheted three children to death before being lynched by an angry mob.

Zagazola gathered that the incident occurred on July 15 at about 8:05 p.m. when the suspect, identified as Sodiq Eniola, aged 30, stormed the compound of one Mr Ganiyu Bamidele at Ese Ola’s compound.

According to Mr Bamidele, the suspect went directly to his wife’s shop located within the premises where he found the couple’s three children sleeping and attacked them with a machete, killing all three on the spot.

Upon receiving the distress report, police officers from Oba-Ile Division swiftly mobilised to the scene, where they met a mob attempting to mete out jungle justice to the suspect.

Despite efforts to rescue him, Sodiq Eniola sustained severe injuries from the mob assault and later died while being transported to the hospital. (Zagazola, excluding headline)