No fewer than 100 people suspected to be members of the deadly group, Badoo have been arrested by security agents in Lagos on Saturday.
The group has been terrorising the Ikorodu area of Lagos State in recent time.
In a statement he issued on Sunday, the police spokesman in Lagos, Folarin Famous-Cole, said 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), and members of local vigilance groups.
The statement reads: “The combined security team specifically combed black spots and suspected areas like Ikorodu, Ibeshe, Ita Maja, Ijede, Ipakodo and other areas…
“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.”
