Bauchi State Police Command, Wednesday, warned people in the state against resorting to 'jungle justice' in the handling of suspected criminals.
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The Command's Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Bauchi that the warning became necessary, following an ugly incident that almost resulted in the death of an innocent person.
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Narrating the incident, which occurred on Saturday, the spokesman said one Malam Yau Ahmadu, who was on admission at Reemee Clinic in Bauchi metropolis, had one of his legs amputated.
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"The dismembered leg was given to Yau's brother, one Malam Sale Ahmadu, to go and bury same in the cemetery.
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"Sale then wrapped the leg in a polythene bag and hired a commercial motorcyclist to take him to the graveyard.
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"Unfortunately, they were accosted by some suspicious persons, who demanded to know the content of the bag.
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"Upon discovering the content, they concluded that Sale was a dealer in human parts and instantly pounced on him, beating him to a state of coma," narrated Mohammed.