Three Badoo members burnt in Lagos, as cult group sell blood stained handkerchief for N500,000

In the early hours of Sunday, some angry residents around Odogunyan Junction in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, lynched three suspected members of the Badoo cult group to death.

Reports revealed that the suspects were caught around 2a.m. in an SUV and were flagged down by residents who were conducting stop and search around the Odogunyan junction.

Africa update gathered that a big stone, diesel and a cutlass were found in the vehicle and the suspects were reportedly unable to give any explanation as to what they used the objects for and where they were heading.

They were subsequently beaten up and burnt to death inside their vehicle.

Close police sources disclosed that the group, sell handkerchief, which the group use to clean the blood of their victims, for a whooping N500,000 to some highly placed Nigerians.

“We heard they sell one handkerchief containing the blood of their victims for N500,000 to highly placed Nigerians. The police must urgently investigate this lead in order to put an end to this menace, so that residents can sleep with two eyes closed in Ikorodu.”

The police, which is now investigating the veracity of that information, engaged in joint operations with the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Department of State Services (DSS), Lagos State Task Force, the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) and local vigilance groups to raid the dreaded group’s black spots at Igbobo/Bayeku, Ibeshe, Ijede and Imota at the weekend.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the incident, urging residents to desist from jungle justice.

Few days after a closed-door emergency stakeholders meeting  between officials of the Lagos State police command and National Leader of the OPC, Otunba Gani Adams, with leaders of other vigilance groups over the security challenge in Ikorodu, an operation led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, in charge of Operations, Edgal Imohinmi, resulted in the arrest of over 100 suspected members of the cult group