Mr Umar said the service was doing its best to live up to its mandate of preventing, detecting, and combating crimes
The Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service said it received 19 complaints in July.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the student died of a mob action on the allegation that he stole a phone.
Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the command condemned the act of jungle justice in Lagos.
The convict smartly removed the complainant’s Tecno Pop IV phone valued N40,000 from his pocket but was caught immediately in the act and handed over to the police.
