The Lagos State Police Command on Monday directed all residents and visitors to Ikorodu area of the statement to always have a valid means of identification on their persons. The directive follows the brutal killings of residents of the community by the dreaded Badoo cultists. Members of the cult have allegedly killed over 120 people in six months.
Police said it had arrested 138 suspected members of the Badoo Cult, who are currently assisting in investigations into the cult’s activities. The Lagos Police spokesperson, Olarinde Famous-Cole, in a statement on Monday explained that the directive had become necessary due to the series of police operations in the area.
The statement read, “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.
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