Police Commence Investigation Of 138 Badoo Cult Suspects

Lagos State Police Command has revealed it has begun the screening of 138 suspected members of a dreaded cult group, Badoo, arrested on Saturday in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

The command’s spokesperson, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, said that the command had embarked on screening of the suspects to identify those directly involved in the criminal activities in Ikorodu.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police, in conjunction with members of the Odua People’s Congress (OPC), on Saturday raided the hideouts of suspected members of the group.

The police team, in the operation which started on Saturday morning, moved around Ikorodu axis and combed the suspected hideouts of the members of the gang from street to street.

Famous-Cole said:

“We carried out the raid based on information and 138 suspects were arrested.

“Screening is ongoing and those with no tangible explanation will be charged to court.”

Famous-Cole said that the issue of confessions of the suspects as alleged in the some social media does not arise as the screening of the suspects has yet to be concluded.