Security operatives on Saturday arrested 100
suspected members of the “notorious” Badoo gang in
Ikorodu, Lagos state.
A statement issued on Sunday by Folarin Famous-
Cole, the state police spokesperson, noted that the
suspects were arrested in a joint operation carried out
by operatives of the Lagos state police command,
rapid response squad (RRS), Odua People’s Congress
(OPC), as well as local vigilantes.
Members of the gang were said to have been
terrorising residents of the state, especially in the
Ikorodu axis.
The arrest is coming few hours after three suspected
members of the gang were “lynched by residents in
the area ” – a day after one of them had been “ burnt to
death ” in the same area.
The statement noted that the security team, led by
Imohimi Edgal, the state police command deputy
commissioner of police in charge of operations,
combed the suspected hideouts of the members in
Ikorodu, arresting the suspects for questioning.
“The combined security team specifically combed
black spots and suspected areas like Ikorodu, Ibeshe,
Ita Maja, Ijede, Ipakodo and other areas,” the
statement read.
“The exercise was a follow up to a meeting which the
national coordinator of OPC, Gani Adams and Onyabo
leaders held with security chiefs in the state last
Friday.
“Government is on top of the situation and we like to
use this medium to caution the people to desist from
jungle justice.
“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.”
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