By Kehinde Olawale
Barely two days after the dreaded cult group, Badoo, attacked a family in Ibeshe, Ikorodu Local Government, Lagos State, the state Police command, arrested the group’s herbalist, Fatai Adebayo, alias Alese.
The arrest of the herbalist on Tuesday followed the arrest of some Badoo cult suspects at the weekend including the overall head of the group.
Adebayo, 34, who specializes in administering oath on members of the group before they launch any attack, was arrested at his shrine located in Imosan Village, a suburb of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
At the shrine located at No 38, Ayegbami Quarters in Imosan, which was later demolished by policemen, there were different charms and big stones said to be used for their illicit activities In Epe and Ikorodu axis of the state.
The State’s Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who led Commander of Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Tunji Disu; Chairman of Lagos State Special Task Force, Yinka Egbeyemi, on the operation, said the head of the group was arrested on water during an attempt to escape.
While parading Adebayo before newsmen at the shrine, Edgal said: “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.”
.How the suspect was arrested
He said: “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 assured.
philanews 