GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday, July 6, disclosed that intelligence report revealed that some local chiefs were working with kidnappers to abduct residents in remote areas of the state and also aiding Badoo, a faceless dreaded cult responsible for ritual killings in Ikorodu.

At the inauguration of a rehabilitated fire station in Epe, Ambode promised to flush out every member of the cult from Lagos and its suburbs. He said it was regrettable that some of the local chiefs “are colluding with kidnappers to kidnap people in remote areas. It has come to the point that traditional rulers in the state must come together and speak to local chiefs in Ikorodu to nip kidnapping in the bud.

Specifically, he noted that intelligence reports showed that some local chiefs were backing the activities of kidnappers. “Most of our traditional rulers are here. This is a good opportunity to say this. We want to pass a message that we need to come together and ensure that we speak to all our local chiefs in the communities that we are having issues and also in Ikorodu to say that we must speak to ourselves.

“We also have intelligence that some of these things are coming from within. Our traditional rulers need to do something as quickly as possible to arrest this decadence that we have here. We are doing everything possible. We do not run the government on the pages of the newspapers. That is why we do not make comments on the pages of newspapers. But we are trying as much as possible to ensure that we get the children back safely,” the governor said.

On Badoo, the governor noted that it had anything “to do with a disappearing ghost. I do not believe that the rituals can be taking place, without some people not being behind it.” He, therefore, challenged all traditional rulers “to arrest this situation as quickly as possible and show that traditional value that we have always been known for and then we would continue to support you.”

The governor also inaugurated the Jubilee Chalet in Epe originally constructed under the Lateef Jakande administration and an ultra-modern Access Bank branch specifically designed to stimulate the socio-economic activities in Epe and its suburbs.

—  Jul 17, 2017 @ 01:00 GMT