Suspected cult gang, Badoo on Saturday attacked a family at Alajo Street, Abule Osorun, in Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos, killing a man and leaving his wife and their baby in a coma.
It was gathered that the victims were found in a pool of blood by a neighbour who went to greet them on Saturday.
The victim, Sakiru Yekini, popularly known as Shako died on Sunday, while his wife, Kehinde, and the five-month-old baby were still receiving treatment at the hospital.
Eyewitness told newsmen that the attacks were becoming rampant after a few months of peace in Ibeshe and environs.
One of them said the assailants tore the window net of the family’s apartment to gain entry, adding that the window did not have burglar-proof bars.
“It has been resolved in a community meeting that neighbours should check on one another every morning to find out if all is well. On Saturday morning, a neighbour of the victims went to their apartment and met them unconscious and bleeding.
“He raised the alarm and many residents rushed to the apartment. I was also there. I saw a stone the gang used to smash the heads of the couple; the baby also sustained injuries. The husband, Shako, died in LASUTH today (Sunday). They are from Kogi State.”
Another eyewitness said the attack was the fourth in recent times in Ibeshe and had caused panic among residents.
He urged the police to device proactive measures towards addressing the problem.
“Until a few weeks ago, we have been living in peace for some months. We are worried that this Badoo issue is coming up again.
“Another thing that baffles me is that the gang has been attacking only non-indigenes. They don’t go to houses of indigenes, even though their buildings do not have burglar-proof bars. So, something is fishy.
“Policemen from the Ipakodo division have arrested two suspects in connection with the Saturday incident. They chased a suspect into the bush, but I don’t know whether they were able to arrest him.
“The police should stop sounding sirens whenever they are going to the scene of any attack. They are telling the suspects to hide.”
Chike Oti, Lagos state police spokesman, in a statement on Sunday, confirmed the murder, adding that the command was on the trail of the fleeing suspects.
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