The commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State, Michael Adaralewa, has said that its personnel escaped being lynched in the line of duty.

Four men were accused of attempting to beat up NSCDC personnel who went to arrest them for stealing.

“The suspects who were being taken into custody started shouting “kidnappers” which made the people in the area attack the officers.

“It took the intervention of other security agencies to rescue the officers from being lynched,” Mr Adaralewa said while briefing newsmen.

He cautioned the people against attacking security agents, saying anyone caught in the act would face the full wrath of the law.

The men were among six suspects paraded before newsmen in Oyo.

Also arrested was a 26-year-old herbalist, who specialised in defrauding innocent citizens and a 37-year-old, an alleged fraudster that deals in fake currency.

In an interview, the 37-year-old suspect said that somebody deposited the money with him and he did not know that it was fake currency and gave it to another customer.

The commandant said that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as the investigation was completed.