"Influential Lagos Men Are The Ones Sponsoring Badoo" - OPC Leader Alleges

National Leader of the Oodua Peoples’ Congress, Gani Adams, has reacted to the silence of the government on the notorious badoo cult group killings in Ikorodu..

According to Adams, who expressed his opinion on the issue,
members of the Badoo cult are being sponsored by influential people in Lagos State.

The OPC leader said his group had refrained from intervening in the matter despite having information about the activities of the men because it didn’t have the permission of the government.

Adams, who accused the state government of playing politics with the lives of residents, said members of the cult were usually lured through job opportunities after which they were recruited into the gang.

He said;

“For about two and half years, our coordinators in Ijede have been giving us a lot of information about Badoo. We realised that some highly-placed personalities were involved. 

“They use vacancy adverts, among others, to lure would-be Badoo members and they put up some (telephone) numbers. When you call the numbers, they will call you to come to their office and they will give you money for empowerment, like N250,000.

He added;

“From what we have gathered, they normally buy the (bloodstained) handkerchiefs for N500,000, N1m or N1.5m. A common man cannot afford that money. It is being organised by some prominent people. 

“The Lagos State Government plays partisan politics with the lives and property of people whereas the first duty of government, whether federal, state or local, is to make sure the lives of the citizens are protected.”

Some people have accused the OPC of having cultists and thugs as members, but Adams vehemently denied such accusations.

“I urge residents of Ikorodu never to take the law into their hands. In a civilised country, whenever a suspect is apprehended over a criminal act, he or she is handed over to the police for investigation. 

“Lynching or killing a suspected criminal is outdated and we shouldn’t encourage jungle justice in our society. A situation whereby innocent citizens are killed over trumped-up allegations is absolutely bad and unlawful, therefore, we should be mindful of how we react to situations like this,” he added.