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For residents of Orile Iju in lfako-Ijaiye local government in Lagos, living with the constant fear of cultists and fraudsters who have made the community their home has become a norm.

https://newsroom.ng/newsroom-exclusive-fraudsters-cultists-drug-users-takeover-lagos-suburb-orile-iju/

Despite being surrounded by Oko Oba and Red House Police Station, the residents have been compelled to accept their fate, as the crime rate in that area increases every day.

Newsroom‘s correspondent who visited the community learnt that it is not out of place for Indian hemp smokers, fraudsters, serial rapists, and cultists, who carry out their activities not only in the midnight but broad daylight.

According to a resident who preferred to remain anonymous, security operatives most especially the policemen, comes into the community every Friday with stern faces and after a few hours of patrolling the area, they depart and everything returns to the abnormal normal. It was gathered that in rare cases that arrests are made, the misfits are soon seen back in the neighbourhood, continuing their reign of terror.

The community youths leader who identified himself as Akeem said, “I really don’t have the right words to describe the nature of criminalism in my area. The area houses all sorts of criminals. Our community is now where fraudsters have turned to a base, those that have been declared wanted outside now lives in our community.”

Akeem also revealed that residents had taken certain steps to stop the menace, but to no avail. “We have written petitions, there are no traces of anything so far. Personally, I went to the task force to submit a petition but it leads to nothing, we have even offered a bribe to some policemen. Yet, nothing has happened. Policemen come every Friday, but they only come to collect money.”

Newsroom further learnt that there is a local woman who provides all manner of illicit drugs in the community. The woman simply identified as ‘Iya Modina‘, is said to have grown up in the area and has been in the sale of marijuana, codeine and other drugs for a long time.

Despite the common knowledge of her trade, Akeem informed us that the woman has never been arrested or questioned by police. Even those that smoke at her place do so comfortably as if it’s normal.”

“It has now even turned to cultists war in my area now. Eiye and Aye cult groups are currently fighting. As a matter of fact, several people have been injured already. They have become so many that we can’t go out in the night again. Our kids can’t go out because of rape. There are many unreported cases of rape,” Akeem added.

The traditional leader of the area, Alhaji Kamoru Adesina Balogun, Baale of Orile Iju told us of steps have been taken by the community leaders, to make it safe.

Balogun said, “I have done several things like writing petitions amongst other things as a community leader. I and some landlords have personally gone to chase these people away, they are just too much and still, they came back.”

Balogun identified one Gani who is also known as Surutu, as the leader of the pickpockets and notorious thieves of the area. Balogun said, “Gani is a very big thief, many people have been robbed and lost their valuables to him and his gang members.”

Addressing the rumour making rounds about bringing a ‘union park’ for tricyclists in the community, Balogun said he knows nothing about it. According to him, if such development is coming into the community there is no way he would not be aware.

Efforts to reach both the police and local government officials proved abortive as they refused to speak to us as soon as we identified ourselves as journalists.

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Source: Newsroom.ng


Cc lalasticlala Mynd44

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For residents of Orile Iju in lfako-Ijaiye local government in Lagos, living with the constant fear of cultists and fraudsters who have made the community their home has become a norm.

https://newsroom.ng/newsroom-exclusive-fraudsters-cultists-drug-users-takeover-lagos-suburb-orile-iju/

Despite being surrounded by Oko Oba and Red House Police Station, the residents have been compelled to accept their fate, as the crime rate in that area increases every day.

Newsroom‘s correspondent who visited the community learnt that it is not out of place for Indian hemp smokers, fraudsters, serial rapists, and cultists, who carry out their activities not only in the midnight but broad daylight.

According to a resident who preferred to remain anonymous, security operatives most especially the policemen, comes into the community every Friday with stern faces and after a few hours of patrolling the area, they depart and everything returns to the abnormal normal. It was gathered that in rare cases that arrests are made, the misfits are soon seen back in the neighbourhood, continuing their reign of terror.

The community youths leader who identified himself as Akeem said, “I really don’t have the right words to describe the nature of criminalism in my area. The area houses all sorts of criminals. Our community is now where fraudsters have turned to a base, those that have been declared wanted outside now lives in our community.”

Akeem also revealed that residents had taken certain steps to stop the menace, but to no avail. “We have written petitions, there are no traces of anything so far. Personally, I went to the task force to submit a petition but it leads to nothing, we have even offered a bribe to some policemen. Yet, nothing has happened. Policemen come every Friday, but they only come to collect money.”

Newsroom further learnt that there is a local woman who provides all manner of illicit drugs in the community. The woman simply identified as ‘Iya Modina‘, is said to have grown up in the area and has been in the sale of marijuana, codeine and other drugs for a long time.

Despite the common knowledge of her trade, Akeem informed us that the woman has never been arrested or questioned by police. Even those that smoke at her place do so comfortably as if it’s normal.”

“It has now even turned to cultists war in my area now. Eiye and Aye cult groups are currently fighting. As a matter of fact, several people have been injured already. They have become so many that we can’t go out in the night again. Our kids can’t go out because of rape. There are many unreported cases of rape,” Akeem added.

The traditional leader of the area, Alhaji Kamoru Adesina Balogun, Baale of Orile Iju told us of steps have been taken by the community leaders, to make it safe.

Balogun said, “I have done several things like writing petitions amongst other things as a community leader. I and some landlords have personally gone to chase these people away, they are just too much and still, they came back.”

Balogun identified one Gani who is also known as Surutu, as the leader of the pickpockets and notorious thieves of the area. Balogun said, “Gani is a very big thief, many people have been robbed and lost their valuables to him and his gang members.”

Addressing the rumour making rounds about bringing a ‘union park’ for tricyclists in the community, Balogun said he knows nothing about it. According to him, if such development is coming into the community there is no way he would not be aware.

Efforts to reach both the police and local government officials proved abortive as they refused to speak to us as soon as we identified ourselves as journalists.

#newsroomdaily

Source: Newsroom.ng


Cc lalasticlala Mynd44

This particular area is notorious. They have got thieves, fraudsters, Indian hemp sellers and all manners of miscreants. The CDA led by Wahab is useless and the Baale of the community is a member of NURTW. Many innocent people have been duped, some were raped and robbed. You see them smoke weed in broad day light. The police officers who come there from Red House and Area G only come to collect bribe. They come every Friday. Government needs to beam its flashlight to that particular area and rid of criminals. In addition, it is another breeding ground for cultists. Eye boys, Aye boys and Buca boys have fought times without number. The recent clash had over 4 people stabbed. The Baale is clueless as well as the CDA.