Category: Community

Kunle Adelabu Following the recent resurgence in cult attacks and killings across Ikorodu division, residents have, again, started coming up with suggestions on how to deal with the menace of cultism that has negatively impacted on the community, disrupted its economic and social lives over a decade, with the hope that the authorities concerned will act accordingly. The main lkorodu town, for the past four days,  has been under siege of cult violence while  many suspected cult members belonging to Eye and Ake groups, have been killed and many badly…

Kunle Adelabu Ikorodu main town was this evening deserted as rival cult groups struck again. At least, three suspected cultists, THE IMPACT gathered, were killed at Kokoro – Abu, Itunmoja and Ladega respectively in quick succession. Eye witness account informed our reporter that one of those killed was a barber operating a barbing salon at Kokoro – Abu area of the community. Mohammed, a Hausa commercial motorcycle rider, also confirmed the killings. He stated that the fight broke out this evening making residents in the affected areas scampered for safety…

Wale Jagun Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday, January, 5, 2020, deployed 1,250 Special Constables for community policing in different parts of the State.  According to a release by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile, the passing – out parade for the special constables who will be deployed to assist in community policing held at the Police College, Ikeja, The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, speaking at the parade appealed to all Lagosians, especially community leaders and associations to support community policing by cooperating…

Kunle Adelabu One year after assuming office, the executive committee of the Lajo Community Development Association (CDA) has rendered its account of performances to the community. The exco, which assumed office in December 18, 2019, gave records of its performances in the areas of Electricity/Transformer, Road Grading, Health Development, Education and Youth Development. In a release signed by the Secretary to the CDA, Comrade Ayoade Ajayi, a retired Deputy Director, Ministry of Education, he stated that the CDA has procured a transformer for regular power supply in the community, embarked…

Kunle Adelabu -Wants Hon. Benson to facilitate school buildings The executive members of the Lajo Community Development Association (CDA), on behalf of the generality of residents in the community located in the riverine area of Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, has appealed to the State Government for the provision of block of classrooms for the junior and senior secondary schools in the community. They also appealed for the fencing of the primary and secondary schools’ premises to guide against unwanted intrusion and disruption…

Kunle Adelabu – Fixing of street lights to commence soon. Chieftains and residents of the Igbe community in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu Division, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, have further commended the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Hon. Babajimi Benson, for extending the reconstruction of the Igbe road to Oreyo. The road project, which was facilitated by the federal lawmaker and commenced in September, was initially meant to terminate around Babatunde Gbolade Street (De Sleek) but due to appeal by the residents, especially those at Oreyo axis, the…

Kunle Adelabu -Organisers get traditional blessings for this year’s celebration Thirty – one years after the commencement of the Igbogbo Day annual celebrations, the community has agreed to take stock of how far it has gone and project for the future at a Stakeholders’ Summit that will feature in this year’s edition. The summit is scheduled to be held alongside the grand finale of the 32nd annual celebration of the ancient community at the Mikky Onas hall, Bola Tinubu Way, Igbogbo, on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Programmes scheduled for the…

Kunle Adelabu -We have notified security agencies – Hon. Agunbiade, CDA Residents of White House area in the Grammar School/Technical School area of Ikorodu Local Government, Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, are now living in fear following the threat issued by a group, that called itself, ‘Team 13’, that the area will be invaded. The distraught residents woke up on Thursday (yesterday) morning to see copies of notice pasted on walls in the area. The notice states that Team 13 will be invading the area on December 24, 25…