Police Arrests 18-Year-Old Badoo Member in Mushin While Trying to Kidnap Primary School Pupils

Luck ran out for a Badoo member in Mushin as he tried to kidnap pupils of a nursery and primary school in the Mushin area of Lagos. The 18-year-old boy, believed to be a member of the Badoo cult who invaded the school, armed with the logo of the cult on his left hand, allegedly entered the premises of the school with the intention to kidnap some pupils.

It was gathered that he allegedly stole some phones before he proceeded to attract the pupils. He was however caught by the security guard in the school and handed over to the police.


The suspect, Fred Minima, who resides at Akala area of Mushin, was charged before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos yesterday for allegedly belonging to a forbidden cult group, Badoo. He is facing three counts of attempted kidnap, belonging to an unlawful society and stealing. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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The police prosecutor, Maria Dauda, insisted that the accused committed the offences on Wednesday, July 26 at 11:10a.m. at No. 25, Akinola Street, Mushin. The offences contravened sections 21, 42 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised). The Section 287 stipulates three-year jail term for offenders, while kidnapping offences in Lagos attract a penalty of life imprisonment or capital punishment.

The magistrate, Mrs. O.O.A. Fowowe-Erusiafe, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000, with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till August 29 for mention.


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