BADOO CULT: OATH MINISTER ARRESTED

The Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal while parading the suspect, said the arrest followed the arrest of some Badoo cult suspects at the weekend including the overall head of the group.

 Edgal who led the operation said the head of the group was arrested on water during an attempt to escape adding that investigation was still ongoing while the full details about the arrests made so far would be disclosed on Thursday at a press briefing.

His words “Over the weekend, we had far reaching achievement in the fight against the killers popularly known as Badoo in Ikorodu. Their kingpin who is the head of the group has been arrested. He was arrested on water as he was making his escape.”

On how the herbalist was arrested, the police boss,said arrested member of the gang confessed and led police to the shrine, affirming that, that was where they take oath before embarking on operations.

“One of the suspects arrested confessed and he led us here that before they go for any killing, the head of the group brings them to this gentleman (Adebayo) to come and carry out oath for both themselves and the piece of stone they used for their killings and that they don’t go for any killing without first of all coming for oath in this shrine and that is why we are here’.

“This gentleman is an accomplice before the fact and so definitely we are placing him under arrest and as well as sealing off the shrine till after investigation. I will give further details on Thursday during my press briefing but I can assure the good people of Ikorodu, Lagosians and Nigerians that we will not rest until this evil is completely rooted out from Lagos State,” Edgal stated.

Meanwhile, the shrine located at number 38, Ayegbami Quarters in Imosan, has been demolished by the police authorities. Inside the shrine were different charms and big stones said to be used for the illicit activities of the Badoo group