According to reports, people are fleeing the area in droves. A resident, who was on her way out of the Agric area of the town, said the cultists have written a letter to their area.
“For the past five days, we have not slept at night at Ori-Okuta because of the fear of Badoo. They wrote a letter and pasted the copies at strategic places in the neighbourhood, informing us of their imminent visit. Nobody has had peace since then", Yemisi said. “My husband is not in Lagos for now, so I cannot afford to take chances with the safety of my children and I.”
Another woman on her way out said: “Ori-Okuta is almost a ghost town now. Since words went round that Badoo had written a letter to inform residents that they were coming soon, everybody has been living in fear. Nobody sleeps comfortably at night anymore.
“It is not as if there are no more people in the area, but the number has drastically reduced since news of the letter got round. Though my landlord tried to allay my fears, I had made up my mind to leave as many of our neighbours had moved out already.”
Citizens are also organizing themselves into security units. Kazeem Lawal, a community leader, said they can't just fold their hands after the police has failed them.
“Since the police have failed in tackling Badoo, we have to take charge of our security. It is true that many residents have fled their houses because they don’t want to die and nobody blames them; those of us who are still here cannot just fold our hands and say nothing will happen", he said.
The government is yet to curb the menace. Governor Akinwumi Ambode recently confirmed suspicions that the traditional leaders in the area are involved with the killings.
The badoo gang rarely rob their victims of their material possessions. They usually storm a house, crush the inhabitants to death with stone and then take away some of their organs. They are believed to be ritualists or working for ritualists.
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