Suspected kingpin of the notorious
cult group, Badoo, Alhaji Alaka Abayomi, has declared his readiness to submit himself to the Nigeria
Police Force for investigation.
Alaka was last year declared wanted by the
Lagos state police command for allegedly sponsoring the activities of members
of the notorious cult groups that have reign terror upon residents of Ikorodu
twon in Lagos state.
In an interview with Punch
newspaper, the 51-year-old embattled businessman said he will only surrender
himself to the Federal police investigation unit Abuja and not the state
Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, whom he says has been compromised.
Just yesterday, the Lagos state
government sealed off his filling station and hotel on Ijebu-Ode-Itoikin Road,
in the Sabo area of Ikorodu, saying the properties violated the state’s Urban
and Regional Planning Law of 2010.
In the interview, Alaka says the
police has no incriminating evidence before declaring him the Badoo kingpin.
“What evidence did the police
have before calling me Badoo (kingpin)? Did any suspect mention my name? What
does sealing my property have to do with this case? I applied and paid for the
Certificate of Occupancy for the filling station five years ago, but I have not
got it. I have evidence of payments. Since the police declared me wanted, no
policeman came to my house or office to invite me. The police have my number,
but they did not call me on the telephone for invitation. I don’t believe I am
wanted because no invitation was sent to me. Since the police said they were looking
for Badoo members, they have not arrested any prime suspect. I want the
government to intervene. I am ready to appear before the police or any
investigative body, but not before the Lagos State Police Command and Edgal
(Imohimi). A team should be set up to investigate the matter, particularly from
Abuja. He (Edgal) declared me a Badoo kingpin, but what evidence does he have?
About five security men guarding the filling station have been arrested.” he
said
Recall that in July 2017, the
Lagos state police command discovered a shrine in Ikorodu that was being
operated by Alaka. He was afterwards pronounced the leader of Badoo which he,
Alaka, later denied. He said he has filed a lawsuit against the police command
and Imohimi at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, for blackmail, but the
respondents had yet to appeared before the court. He alleged that the court had
also delayed ruling on an injunction application filed by his lawyer, seeking
that the police be restrained from arresting him (Alaka) pending the
determination of the substantive suit – blackmail.
The embattled businessman alleged
that his issues with the police started when he declined to pay N10m bribe to
an Investigating Police Officer
“I can no longer walk freely
around Ikorodu for fear of area boys administering jungle justice on me. I have
read about the herbalist that was arrested. I don’t know him. Why didn’t police
allow him to talk to journalists? The case should be transferred from the Lagos
State Command; they have dented my image. I sleep in my house in Magodo; no
policeman came to arrest me. I will not show up at the Lagos State Police
Command for three reasons: one, they don’t have evidence against me. I was
arrested and released the following day without being told to write a
statement. Secondly, the CP has refused to appear in court. The case has been
in court since August 2017. For three adjourned dates, the court was said to be
on vacation. During the last sitting, the judge adjourned till February 2018
for ruling on the injunction, which is very suspicious. Thirdly, I will not
surrender myself to the CP because he will compromise investigation. But I am
ready to appear before the Inspector-General of Police and the National
Assembly. The genesis of this issue was when the IPO requested that I should
pay N10m to settle some police officers at the command. It was when I refused
to pay the money that I was arrested. I have petitioned the National Assembly
and the IG on this.”
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