Police Uncover Badoo Shrine with Graves, Arrest Traditional Ruler over Badoo Killings
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| Inside the forest where the shrine with graves was discovered |
Following the gruesome murder of four family members at Ibeshe, Ikorodu on Sunday, the Lagos State Police Command has arrested the Baale of Ipakodo, a town on the outskirt of Ikorodu and the three others.
The command has also uncovered a shrine in the area believed to be the domain of the dreaded Badoo cult group. The operation, which was carried out in the early hours of yesterday, was led by Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations, Imohinmi Edgal.
The police operatives also arrested the operator of the shrine, one Alhaji Alaka Abayomi. Other suspects arrested are Junior Christian and Owoyemi Bamidele.
A source said the Baale, Alhaji Tijani Awoyemi, was arrested for allowing his domain to be used as a den for ritual shrines. According to the source, “we have arrested the owner of the shrines in the thick forest of Agboowa, Ikorodu. We have also arrested three others, including the operator of the shrines. They are the major suspects in yesterday’s incident.
“The traditional rulers in Ikorodu area should know that their exalted office has privileges and responsibilities. They have subjects within their domain. They should compel their subjects to accommodate new people moving into their area. The activities of Badoo is an internal crime. No one would come from outside to wreck havoc in Ikorodu because the area has been cordoned off by the police.”
Some police operatives accused the Oba of Imota of opposing police plan to engage local vigilance groups in the area. “The Imota monarch is fond of attacking us and criticising us for using local vigilante and the Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) to police the interior area and we are disappointed by this action,” the source said.
It was gathered that five graves were uncovered inside the shrine, with one of them freshly dug. Also sighted were baskets, broken eggs and other fetish items.
One of the cops who went on the operation claimed the shrine was one of the biggest in Ikorodu, adding that it belonged to Alhaji Abayomi. He said: “The shrine is situated on a large expense of land surrounded by thick bushes. We saw give graves. One of them looks fresh. We couldn’t enter some of the rooms because they had iron doors.”
This discovery came barely 24 hours after suspected members of the murderous gang killed a couple, Rotimi and Rita Adejare, as well as two of their children at Oke Ota in Ibeshe. It was gathered that the victims were discovered on Sunday afternoon when their church members came to check on them after they were not seen at the service
The command’s boss, Fatai Owoseni, reiterated his earlier warning to Lagos residents against living in isolated and unsafe areas where they might be vulnerable to attacks by hoodlums and cultists.
The Police Public Relations Officer, in Lagos, Olarinde Famous-Cole, said in a statement that the warning became necessary in view of hoodlums who might take advantage of such isolated areas to attack innocent people.
The Guardian
Category: Lagos News
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