Irate residents in the Odogunyan area of Ikorodu, Lagos on Sunday morning lynched three suspected members of the dreaded Badoo cult blamed for the gruesome attack of some families in the troubled town.
The suspects were reportedly flagged down in an SUV at about 2am by local vigilantes who were on stop and search exercise.
It was gathered that a big stone, diesel and a cutlass were found in the vehicle.
The suspects reportedly could not offer any explanation on what they used the objects for and where they were heading to.
They were subsequently beaten up and burnt to death together with the vehicle.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the incident, urging residents to desist from jungle justice.
The mob action occurred just as the police was carrying out the arrest of over 100 suspected members of the Badoo cult.
A team comprising men of the Lagos State Police Command, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), as well as local vigilantes carried out the arrests after combing suspected hideouts of the members of the gang from streets to streets.
The exercise was a follow up to a meeting which the National Coordinator of Oodua Peoples’ Congress, Chief Gani Adams and Onyabo leaders held with security chiefs in the State last Friday.
Famous–Cole said about 40 police and RRS vehicles were used for the operation, adding that the exercise was part of the ongoing efforts to rid the state of the activities of the dreaded cult group.
“We also like to assure residents that they are free to go about their normal activities without let or hindrance, as the police and other security agencies in the State are poised to make the State uncomfortable and hot for criminal elements to perpetrate their nefarious activities,” Famous–Cole said.
