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  • Vacate Ikorodu road in 7 days, Ambode tells interstate transport operators

    The Lagos State Government on Wednesday issued a seven-day ultimatum to inter-state transport operators to vacate Ikorodu Road.

    Mr Steve Ayorinde, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, disclosed this during the inspection of inter-state bus terminals on Ikorodu road.

    He said that Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode toured the area on Tuesday night and was very displeased with the manner in which the inter- state transport operators were using the main town.

    “We are, however, saying that henceforth, we will no longer allow inter-state buses to operate along Ikorodu Road; they will have to move to Ojota and Ojodu-Berger bus terminals designated for them by the state government.

    “And there is a seven-day ultimatum for them to move, starting from today. It is for the benefit of the residents because their operations here are not decent and tidy.

    “Take a look at the iron barricades mounted on our roads with tax-payers money, they are being destroyed by these bus operators. It goes to show how people abuse and disrespect the tax payers’ money, in spite of repeated warnings by government.

    “ We can no longer condone it and in the interest of the residents, what is decent, tidy and civilised is to move them to where they really belong, so that we can free the cities.

    “You can see what we are doing with the state city plan, more bus terminals are springing up in Yaba, TBS, Ikeja and other areas. The whole essence is to protect the sanctity of the environment and the public, ‘’ Ayorinde said.

    Also speaking to journalists, Mr Anofi Elegushi, Special Adviser to the Governor on Transport, said that arrangements had been made for the relocation and quit notice served.

    Elegusi said the relocation was to better utilise the flyovers for better purposes, such as beautification and security.

    He said that the government had been meeting with the stakeholders and spaces provided at Ojota and Ojodu- Berger could accommodate the inter-state transport operators from the Ikorodu Road axis.

    “The seven-day ultimatum is to allow them to organise themselves and come to us for allocation of spaces at the terminals and if by the end of seven days they refuse to comply, enforcement will commence.

    “We urge the operators to cooperate with government as the relocation will not affect their businesses or livelihood.

    Mrs Bilkiss Adebiyi-Abiola, General Manager, Lagos Parks and Gardens, said there was a beautification plan to the government’s city plan.

    Adebiyi- Abiola said that the agency had started working on the designs for the beautification of the reclaimed flyovers at Ikorodu Road, Mile-2, Festac and Lagos Island.

    According to her, the agency will be starting with these areas and later extend to other areas of the state.

    “This fits into the general Greener Lagos Initiative – we are going to introduce greenery, trees and plants that will help the environment and add value to the health of residents,’’ she added.

     

     

    NAN

  • BREAKING: Police uncover Badoo shrine in Ikorodu [Video included]

    A shrine belonging to Badoo gang, the notorious ritual sect, terrorising the Ikorodu area of Lagos and its environs was uncovered by the Lagos state police command, Monday.

    Policemen reportedly stormed the shrine, located on the outskirts of Ikorodu Town.

    The police team were led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Edgal Imohimi, with backing from the inspector general of police Special Tactical Squad (STS).

    Inside the shrine were big-horned idols and other moulded figures, which happen to be the deities worshipped by the devours.

    Also seen were baskets, broken eggs and left over of sacrifice as well as metal gongs, which was probably used to wake up the numerous deities placed in the room.

    When contacted, the state police spokesperson, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole confirmed the reports…

    Details soon…

    Police uncovers Badoo shrine in Ikorodu, Lagos

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    Recall that TheNewsGuru had earlier published this on Monday the return of the dreaded cult group to Ikorodu.

    In the report, suspected members of the ritual gang, Badoo, murdered a couple – Mr. and Mrs. Adejare and their man and their two children.

    The incident occurred at the family’s room and parlour apartment situated at 4, Ile Baba Shade Mosque, Oke Otta, Ajose in Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos.

    It was gathered that two of the three children, who were minors, were raped before their brains were smashed.

  • Badoo strikes again in Ikorodu, kills couple, kids

    Coming at a time calm was returning to Ikorodu area of Lagos , suspected members of ritual gang, Badoo, yesterday murdered a couple – Mr. and Mrs. Adejare and their man and their two children.

    One member of the family identified simply as Feyin, it was gathered, survived the attack and was being treated at an undisclosed hospital.

    The incident occurred at the family’s room and parlour apartment situated at 4, Ile Baba Shade Mosque, Oke Otta, Ajose in Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos.

    It was gathered that two of the three children, who were minors, were raped before their brains were smashed.

    This killing is after months of continuous attack by the murderous gang.

    Although two children were alive when residents discovered them on Sunday evening, one later passed on at the hospital, it was learnt.

    According to a resident, the couple and a daughter died before morning, while their last born and the second daughter, were found unconscious and rushed to the hospital.

    Their killers, she said, removed one of the glass windows to access the house while the family was asleep, adding that there was no burglary proof there.

    She said the incident occurred very close to the community mosque, adding that it drew the ire of residents, who stormed the palace of the monarch.

    She said that policemen were invited to evacuate the corpses when they were discovered yesterday.

    Contacted, Lagos Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), OLarinde Famous-Cole,

    said investigation has commenced.

    He said: “Police operatives were notified of the incident and they mobilised to the scene. They found it extremely difficult to locate the house, which was situated in a thick forest. It is remotely impossible for anybody to identify a dwelling house in the area.

    “They arrived the scene eventually and discovered an open window. Five members of the family were attacked and three dies on the spot. One died while receiving treatment and the last family member is alive and responding to treatment.

    “Investigation has commenced. There is no visible trace of violence and no clue linked to the cult group was found. No stone was found at the scene, which does not fit in the modus operandi of the cult group.

    “A case of murder is being investigated by police detectives. The Lagos State Police Command is using this opportunity to call on council, Community Development Association (CDA) Chairmen, traditional rulers who know persons staying in isolated areas, which are no longer safe to come and report/identify with the police in order to stop people from packing into obscure areas without proper social structures.

    “The command also wishes to inform members of the public to come forward with useful information to aid the police and not resort to jungle justice in order not to jeopardise the investigation that may lead to the arrest of the alleged suspects who are on the command’s watch list.”

  • BREAKING: Police arrest two Badoo members in Ikorodu

    BREAKING: Police arrest two Badoo members in Ikorodu

    Two Badoo Cult members have been arrested in Ikorodu, a community in Lagos State.and taken to the police station at Beach Road in Ikorodu.

    The suspected cultists were taken to the police station at Beach Road in Ikorodu.

    The Badoo cult has been causing panic in Lagos State, especially in the Ikorodu area, since last year and residents are now quick to link any killing to the gang.

    The modus operandi of the badoo gang has been identified as smashing of the head of their victims with a grinding stone, or any big, heavy stone for that matter, after which the killers would wipe the victims’ blood with a white handkerchief. Which they allegedly use for money rituals.

    Details later

  • LASG to connect Ikorodu with Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    The Lagos State Government says it has started the “long awaited road project,” which will connect the Agric area of Ikorodu to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway through the Arepo area of Ogun State.

    Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday on the road in the Agric area of Ikorodu, requested support and cooperation of community leaders.

    The governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives, Rotimi Ogunleye, said the government had also approved the reconstruction of Igbe/Igbogbo/Bola Tinubu network of roads.

    He said, “The Agric-Isawo-Konu-Arepo Road will have a link bridge that will connect the state to the Ogun State boundary, which will link the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.”

    Ambode said the road would be a dual carriageway, with lay-bys in some areas, adding that the road would serve as another link to Sagamu.

    The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Temidayo Erinle, said the first phase of the road construction would begin 400 metres from the Ikorodu Road at Agric bus stop, with a total length of over seven kilometres.

    He said there would be 10 lay-bys and bus stops on the road, with traffic signalisation at necessary intersections along the corridor and street lighting, and construction of drains to control storm water.

    The Majority Leader of the state House of Assembly, who also represents Ikorodu I constituency, Sanai Agunbiade, commended the governor for opening up the communities, adding that the construction of the road would ease traffic movement along the corridor.

    The Managing Director of Hitech Nigeria Limited, the contractor handling the project, Mr. Evan Becker, said the project would include four pedestrian bridges at strategic locations.

  • [VIDEO] Suspected badoo member escapes lynching in Ikorodu

    A suspected member of the dreaded, Badoo cult that had been terrorising Ikorodu Community of Lagos State narrowly escaped lynching from an irate mob.

    A video of the incident was posted on Facebook by Ikorodu Ambassadors.

    The man who was stripped to his trousers could be seen bleeding from his eye region.

    According to Ikorodu Ambassadors, the incident happened at Ijede, Ikorodu area of Lagos state.

    Some of the residents, who were heard speaking Yoruba, insisted that he should be burnt but some pleaded that he should be spared.

    The video also showed residents questioning him over a piece of paper found on him containing phone numbers.

    The suspect said that he was sent on an errand by his boss who is an artiste and the phone numbers should be called for verification.

    Members of the dreaded group had killed over 26 residents of Ikorodu community in the last one year, police say.

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  • Badoo: Whistle sellers in Ikorodu make brisk business as demand increases

    Badoo: Whistle sellers in Ikorodu make brisk business as demand increases

    Sequel to the rising cases of ritualistic murder by a deadly cult group popularly called ‘Badoo’ in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos, and the subsequent wake up call by leaders in the area for residents to be vigilant, whistle sellers are now in for a serious business as the demand for the device has increased.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the development has compelled many households in Ikorodu to own whistles, thereby creating an upsurge in the cost of the device from its usual N100 cost price to N200 or even N250, in some neighbourhoods.


    Interviews with some traders in Ikorodu markets revealed that the call on residents to acquire whistles as a strategy against alleged cult killings in the area has created a new source of livelihood for petty traders and hawkers in the area.


    Mrs Tifase Abiola, a caterer, who usually prepares snacks, told NAN that she was making more sales from the whistle business, as against her original catering business.


    “I was initially selling snacks, but when I saw that some traders were making swift sales from hawking whistles, I decided to join them.


    “I investigated where they sourced whistles wholesale and I swiftly joined them. I now hawk whistles in my neighbourhood,’’ she said.


    Also speaking, another trader, Deji Onigunye, who told NAN he hitherto sold sports items such as football, boots and jerseys, said the demand for whistles in his shop attracted him to the business.


    “Whistles are not items we sell everyday, but in the last two weeks, the demand for the item around here has compelled me to invest in the business.’’


    Another trader, Mrs Funke Oniroayo, a widow, who was known for selling brooms in the market, said she now made better sales in her new line of business.


    “This whistle business has helped me to settle most of my debts and to also feed my fatherless children.


    “Many people buy as many as three or four at once, and almost everyone that comes around is interested in buying them.’’


    She expressed delight that the business had increased her patronage and popularity at the market.


    Mr Muhammed Mutiu, a dealer in books, who suddenly switched to the whistle business, said he has been making brisk sales.


    “Initially, I was selling books on wholesale, but when I discovered that a lot of hawkers in the market were going to Tom Jones market in Lagos Island to buy whistles, I decided to join them.


    “I went to the market, bought in wholesale and to my surprise, it has been very rewarding as people from the Ikorodu hinterlands also now come to the market to buy in bulk,’’ he said.


    TheNewsGuru.com reports that some Community Development Association (CDA) officials in Ikorodu have sensitised residents of the area on the need to have whistles, especially at night, to enable them to be able to alert their neighbours of any unusual developments.

     

     

     

    NAN

  • Baddo cult group scares us- Ikorodu-based Entertainers lament

    Baddo cult group scares us- Ikorodu-based Entertainers lament

    The dreaded Baddo cult group terrorizing the residents of Ikorodu have dominated both online and offline discussions in recent times.Even Nigerian celebrities who reside in the suburb in Lagos are scared stiff over the cult group’s horrifying activities

    Entertainers like Oga Bello, Funsho Adeolu, Baba Suwe, Lord of Ajasa, Sanyeri, Nike Peller,are residents of Ikorodu and they have bemoaned that safety of lives and properties is now a luxury in the town.

    Reacting to the spate of killings by the terror group, veteran actor Oga Bello in an interview with Punch said: “If you have God, you have everything. I am not really scared of them because I have God by my side to protect me. I am very prayerful and I am following the instructions given to us by the government. Our prayer is that God should not let these boys ever come close to us. I don’t move at night; neither do I leave my house very early in the morning. Some of my friends may want to think twice before coming to pay me a visit but I am fortunate not to have friends that move around at night”.

     

    In the same vein, comic actor Babatunde Omidina also known as Baba Suwe said he is scared by the Baddo terror group.

    In his words: ”I was born and bred in Lagos but I have been living in Ikorodu for over ten years. Since I have been here, nothing like this has happened before. Personally I am very afraid of these boys and my prayer is that I should never encounter them in my life. With all that I have heard about their activities, I am scared of them. Their activities have hindered my movement because it is no longer advisable to move around at night. In fact you would be shocked at the number of vigilante groups you would meet on the way. Ikorodu is now hot and a lot of people do not want to come here. It is so bad that lots of landlords have vacated their homes for fear of these boys. They ran for their lives” he said

     

    Sensational actor, Funsho Adeolu who also resides in Ikorodu with his family noted that whenever he leaves home for work, he has fears about his family’s safety, as a result of the terror’s group sinister activities.

    Hear him:“If I say I am not scared of them I would be lying but I know that God is in control. Anywhere in the world, people face terrors. People in the north faced worse situations than this but God kept some people while others had to flee. I am praying that God would be in control of everything but to say that I am not afraid, that would be a lie. It is just for us to beg the government to beef up security in Ikorodu and do something about these boys. It is not something that they cannot handle because Ikorodu used to be a very peaceful place. This is the 21st century and such barbaric acts should be frowned at.

     

    “I have been living in Ikorodu for about 12 years now and since then, I have never encountered anything like this Badoo cult group. I would not say that their activities have not affected me because anytime I leave my family to go and work, I always nurse this little fear over their safety but I believe that God is protecting them. I have only heard about their activities but I have not seen anything like that and I believe that they cannot come my way because I am covered by the blood of Jesus,” he said.

     

    Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has however assured Lagosians that his administration would curtail the activities of the notorious group known as “Badoo” in the Ikorodu axis of the state.

     

  • BREAKING: Another suspected Badoo member burnt alive in Ogun

    BREAKING: Another suspected Badoo member burnt alive in Ogun

    Apparently disturbed by the incessant killings perpetrated by the deadly cult, ‘Badoo’, an irate mob on Wednesday at Magbo, Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State set ablaze a middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the dreaded group.

    No fewer than three suspected Badoo gang members were allegedly set ablaze by irate mob at Ikorodu axis of Lagos over the weekend.

    The suspect was allegedly accused of being in possession of the severed head of an infant.

    The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, whose convoy was headed to Ogijo for a surveillance, ran into the burnt suspect.

    But on sighting the police convoy, the crowd that had gathered at the scene dispersed for fear of being arrested for the mob action.

    Policemen on the CP’s convoy immediately disembarked from their vehicles and evacuated the remains of the suspected cultist.

  • Baddo: Police order compulsory use of Identification cards by residents in Ikorodu

    Baddo: Police order compulsory use of Identification cards by residents in Ikorodu

    Following the incessant attacks on innocent people by the dreaded cult group, popularly called Badoo, the Nigeria Police has ordered residents in the area to always carry a valid form of identification.

    The order was contained in a statement issued by the command to address the porous security structure that has led to the brutal ritualistic murder of several families in the area.

    To further check the menace, the police recently collaborated with the Odua Peoples Congress, OPC, a move which has led to the arrest of over 100 suspects.

    In a statement on Monday signed by the Lagos Police spokesperson, Olarinde Famous-Cole, the police emphasised that this became necessary because of the series of police operations in the area.

    “The Lagos State Police Command would like to inform members of the public especially residents in Ikorodu and environs, that from henceforth everybody moving around that part of the state, residents, students or workers should always have on them a valid form of identification,” the statement reads.

    “This has become important and necessary because of the series of police operations lined up in the area by the Lagos State police command led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations.”

    Mr. Famous-Come added that the police command was deeply concerned about the criminal activities in the area which was not only unlawful but also affecting the integrity of the state.

    “The planned police operations demand residents to carry on them a valid form of identification which will be verified, in order not to be restricted or face apprehension as adequate security arrangements have been put in place for the safety of every Nigerian throughout the state by the police and other security agencies’

    Mr. Famous -Cole declared that the order takes immediate effect, stating that the command would not allow criminals to operate.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports some innocent people were recently lynched by angry mob who mistook them for members of the dreaded gang.