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The
spate of ritual killings in SW Nigeria has reached an epidemic level – an unprecedented
phase of total recklessness, perhaps indicating utter desperation by people who
indulge in these rituals in search of wealth and political power.
In Ikorodu, Lagos state, Badoo
cultists are no longer patient enough to wait for the occasional straying
wayfarer to use in their nefarious human sacrifices, now they go in to people’s
residences in the dead of the night to carry out their master’s service. In one of the
incidents on 27th June, the ritualists scaled the fence into the
rented home of the Ikehis, shattered the skulls of David, his wife Priscilla
(Margaret?), and their two children. A
similar attempt at neigbouring Orji family was abortive, and it provided an
account of the operations of the cultists.
Caroline Orji woke up around 1 am just in time to find a stark naked man
and drenched in oil (indicating rituals were involved) about to shatter her
husband’s head with a heavy stone. According to her, the husband who apparently
also woke up simultaneously with her, shouted the name of “JESUS”, and the
ritualist took off, “dropped the stone on the premises, scaled the fence and
escaped.” https://www.icirnigeria.org/10-things-to-know-about-badoo-the-ritual-cult-terrorising-ikorodu-residents/. After some 26 ritual killings
in 12 months, and not knowing who might be the next victims, residents trooped
out in a protest to the traditional ruler, asking for intervention – not necessarily
to bring justice to the slaughtered, but at least halt the killings.
The Badoo killings are characterised by the crushing of the head of the
victim (exactly the same way the sacrificial animal is killed in the Olojo
festival at Ile-Ife – see pg 119 of Ile-Ife, city of the 201 gods by Jacob
Olupona). A white handkerchief is then
used to mop the blood and brain matter, could then be sold for as little as
N500,000. It is evident that those
killing for these relatively paltry sums (compared with kidnappers) are merely
the foot soldiers and agents for much bigger patrons whose interests,
presumably, are in political power and influence, and eventually social
engineering towards putting in place Satan’s desired new world order. Recall similar atrocities associated with the
infamous Washington DC Pizzagate
which we mentioned briefly in an earlier article.
In SW Nigeria, human ritualists enclaves exposed within the last few months
included those at Mushin-Lagos, Ijaye-Lagos,
Ikeja-Lagos,
Gbogan, Akure,
Ondo,
and Aagba.
Outside the region, there are cases reported for instance from Ilorin and Enugu.
Following massive public outcry and intense prayers from various
Christian groups, the security forces finally moved against the shrines
patronized by Badoo cultists in Ikorodu. While we salute the courageous security
operatives involved, the big question is whether this would be just another
cosmetic show to cool down the tension in public before matters return to the status
quo. For instance, one of the celebrated
arrests was that of Alhaji Abayomi Alaka. However barely a few days later, the
Alhaji is already walking the streets a free man again. He even boasted on video that he was not out
on any bail, suggesting the matter is already closed. here
The Sun newspaper published a statement by Alhaji Alaka explaining his
supposed innocence and basically arguing that he is just a regular traditional
worshipper: “I have
this deity, which I have been worshipping for over 30 years. As far as I know,
in Ikorodu alone, there are over 100 deities people worship and nobody
questioned them….The police searched everywhere and nothing incriminating was
found, yet they tagged me a murderer and a leader of Badoo cult.”
If this Alhaji is to be believed,
the Badoo murders were not happening, and there are no shrines for converting
the blood-soaked handkerchiefs to demon-supplied money! Not only was he
arrested following credible tip-offs by notable personalities in the community
and possibly arrested Badoo members, at least 5 graves – one of them fresh were
identified on his shrine. The police took along pressmen and the videos are in wide
circulation. Furthermore, Crime rates
dropping rapidly even as the shrines are being destroyed.
This youtube video showed him
boasting at an interview in Ogbomoso, ridiculing the police team that arrested
him and suggesting special immunity from further investigation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgGEcM4QfjU.
Alhaji Abayomi Alaka who boasted that his investment in Ikorodu alone is worth
some 3 billion naira, also reeled
off the names (alias) of five other personalities which he suggested must
be prosecuted also, if his own matter were not dropped. These include: “Oba Ikorodu. Oba gbogbo, Be happy, Iya
silifa and F1”.
Unfortunately, this boasting doesn’t
appear empty, and sad precedents abound.
For instance, despite global interest, nothing has been heard again of
the ritualists at Mosarajo , Soka, and so many others (see our 2014 article here). Indeed there is NO record of any of these
major cases that as much as got to the courts, talk less of leading to any
convictions.
Incredibly, apologists abound who
attempt to give respectable
academic
support for the continued patronage of these blood-hounding demons who
parade themselves as local gods. As long
as many of these ritualists remain prominent in the local traditional festivities,
it becomes difficult to separate their heinous activities and so-called local
traditional religion. And there lies the
knot in the issue!
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