Nigeria, March 4 -- Two police operatives have been lynched in Edo State, south-south Nigeria.

The incident happened in Ikpeshi, a community in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state, according to a report by Vanguard newspaper.

The paper did not mention when the incident happened, but there are indications that it happened on Saturday.

The police operatives were said to be escorting a former member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Emmanuel Agbaje when a vehicle in their convoy hit and killed a commercial motorcycle rider.

The operatives, who were in a Toyota Hilux truck, would later be taken to the Edo State Security Volunteer Network, a vigilante group.

Some angry youths were said to have invaded the security facility wher...