Suspected Ikorodu serial rapist "Badoo" has been caught

But for the police intervention angry residents of Ibeshe in Ikorodu, Lagos would have yesterday lynched a suspected serial rapist identified as Badoo.
The suspect was alleged to have raped some married women including Mrs. Grace Obinna Jubreel, 27, who he allegedly mauled in the presence of her 14-month-old baby. But luck ran out against him yesterday when he was sighted by some members of the community who attacked him for his alleged atrocities. The residents, who last Thursday, protested at the palace of the traditional ruler in Ibeshe, insisted that the suspect be handed over to
them by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS). The Nation gathered that the mob gathered at the monarch’s palace for several hours, demanding that Badoo be handed over to them.
According to a resident, Segun Ogundeji, it was yet to be ascertained if the suspect was the serial rapist.
He said: “Someone has been arrested, purportedly being the person. But with the situation on ground now, I can’t confirm he’s the person.  He is at the palace of the Olu of Ibeshe. We’ve been trying to manage the crowd for over four hours now. They are insisting on lynching the person but we are pleading that justice should take its course. We are looking for a way to help the police to ferry him away so that investigations can be conducted. I have been liaising between the police and the palace, so I haven’t been able to speak with the suspect, to know whether he’s denying or accepting the allegations.”
Another resident, who gave his name as Adenike, alleged that the suspect usually inflicted knife injuries on his victims, adding that he uses a handkerchief to clean up his victims after raping them.
A police source told The Nation that the suspect has been moved to the station.
He said: “We have moved him from the palace to the station. The residents were really angry and wanted to kill him. But after several hours of dialogue, we were able to take the man to the station unhurt.”.
The police command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent  (SP) said the suspect would be arraigned today.
She said: “The suspect is in our custody. He was arrested over the weekend. The man is a serial rapist. They said he raped and killed a woman, but police don’t have the information about him being a killer yet. He would be charged to court on Monday (today).”