{"id":15070,"date":"2017-07-05T11:56:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T10:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=15070"},"modified":"2017-07-05T11:56:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T10:56:55","slug":"badoo-gang-broke-two-churches-stole-phones-killed-three-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/badoo-gang-broke-two-churches-stole-phones-killed-three-people\/","title":{"rendered":"How Badoo gang broke into two churches, stole phones, killed three people"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 4, 2017, is a day members of the Celestial Church of Christ, Orisun Ayomi parish, would not forget in a hurry.<\/p>\n

The church located on Anibaba Street, Owode Weighbridge along Ikorodu road in Lagos, played host to members of the deadly Badoo gang which has been terrorising residents of Ikorodu for over a year.<\/p>\n

According to the head of the church, the attackers sneaked in at a time when those inside the church were asleep.<\/p>\n

THEY SPARED US BUT TOOK OUR PHONES<\/strong><\/p>\n

The man, who simply identified himself as Prophet Adesanya, told TheCable that the marauders only stole telephones and did not harm anyone.<\/p>\n

He was convinced that the Badoo group perpetrated the act.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning at around 5:30am when we woke up for morning prayers, we discovered that some strangers came into the church and took our phones,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people slept inside the church but they didn\u2019t harm anyone. A primary schoolgirl, she is also a member here, left her school bag outside; they dropped all the books in the bag and took the bag away. They probably used it to take away the phones.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey stood at a spot, just in front of the church, to pour black engine oil on their body. We saw the footprints inside the church. The police have been here and we showed them the footprints.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents of Anibaba belong to Idera Tuntun community development association (CDA). All along they had been hearing about attacks by the Badoo gang in Ikorodu, but they never thought that such could happen in their neighbourhod.<\/p>\n

The five persons that TheCable spoke with during its visit to the area on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that Owode Weighbridge is a peaceful area, but the evil gang robbed Owode of its tranquility.<\/p>\n

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THE \u2018UNLUCKY\u2019 CHURCH<\/h3>\n

Different strokes for different folks, goes an adage. While members of the church that the group first visited are alive to tell the story, the same cannot be said of\u00a0Crystal Church of Christ, still on Anibaba street, as three members were murdered in cold blood, while the survivor is currently in the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter morning prayers, we came outside and saw a crowd in front of that church there,\u201d Adesanya told TheCable as he pointed towards the place where the attackers struck.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn that compound, there is a house and a church; the Badoo gang attacked the people sleeping inside the church.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was an atmosphere of gloom at Crystal Church of Christ when TheCable visited the place. A crowd gathered opposite the church, discussing in hushed tones.<\/p>\n

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PEOPLE ON THE RUN<\/h3>\n

Visitors who tried to gain access to the compound were turned back. A resident told TheCable that people staying in the compound vacated the premises after the attack.<\/p>\n

Another resident, who refused to disclose her identity, said the suspected cultists had access to the church after scaling a fence. She told TheCable that\u00a0a woman had brought her child to pass the night at the church on Monday.<\/p>

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She said a woman had brought her child to pass the night in the church and that the wife of the pastor and her own daughter decided to join the members of the church.<\/p>\n

Ganiyu Adenoyi, chairman of Idera Tuntun CDA, corroborated the account of the woman who spoke earlier.<\/p>\n

Adenoyi said two children and an adult were killed in the attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never expected it, we believed it would not get to us here but unfortunately, we woke up to this sad news\u2026 some people were attacked in the early hours of this morning. A baby of eight months, who was among the victims, died on the spot.\u00a0I saw the corpse of the child, it was a sorry sight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe others were rushed to our local hospital here before they were transferred to Ikorodu but I don\u2019t know where they are at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were in critical condition. We\u00a0have received news that two of them, a woman and a child, have died too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time of experiencing such in our area. This is very strange. We have been hearing about it happening in Ikorodu suburb but for this to happen in this environment means that the whole community is under siege.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if he had any encounter with the pastor of the church before the attack, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t know the pastor personally because I can\u2019t know everybody in the community. I only know the people who come to the CDA meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adenoyi said the community had put in place security measures to prevent a recurrence.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome streets have arranged vigilante but it is not controlled by the CDA. Some houses arrange for such but I don\u2019t know if Anibaba area has one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olarinde Famous-Cole, spokesman of the Lagos police command, told TheCable that investigation into the incident had begun.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are aware of the incident and we are investigating to trail and apprehend the culprits,\u201d he said in response to a text message.<\/p>\n

There is currently a manhunt for members of the group in Ikorodu, this could be the reason why they relocated to a neighbouring community.<\/p>\n

In its last known attack in Ikorodu, which happened last Wednesday, Badoo gang wiped out a family of five. After that incident, residents decided to arm themselves.<\/p>\n

According to NAN, virtually every household in Ikorodu now has whistles and machetes and other implements for self-defence.<\/p>\n

A resident in distress is expected to blow the whistle many times to signal the presence of Badoo cultists.<\/p>\n

The Cable News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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