How Lagos comedian, Chinedu Paul was lynched by Ikorodu residents who mistook him for Badoo cult member

A Lagos-based comedian, Chinedu Paul, aka Think Twice, has been identified as one of the three persons mistaken for members of the Badoo cult and lynched on Saturday by angry residents in Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos State.

The Badoo members who are known for ritual killings, and have killed no fewer than 26 people in the last one year.

Within a week, six persons nabbed by residents across communities in Ikorodu as suspected Badoo members, were said to have been lynched.

Residents, who were keeping vigils, had flagged down a Honda C-RV with three occupants at about 2am on Saturday in the Odogunyan area.

They reportedly found in the vehicle some quantities of diesel and a big stone, usually used by Badoo members to smash the heads of their victims.

According to reports, the suspects told the vigilantes that they were on their way to tow a vehicle that broke down somewhere.

However, the vigilantes, who were unsatisfied with the explanation, set them ablaze together with the car.

Chinedu and his friend

Paul, a master of ceremony, was discovered to be one of the victims of the jungle justice.

A friend of the deceased, Ajibolade Oluwafemi, in a post on Facebook, said the two other victims were Paul’s mechanics.

Paul’s pictures,  a selfie with a lady and a screenshot of his  performance, were posted along with the update.

In two other pictures, which he reportedly took on the night of the incident, the comedian appeared alongside a popular TV host, IK Osakioduwa. He wore a cap with the inscription, ‘Eleda Masun’ (My Creator, stay awake).

The comedian appeared alongside a popular TV host, IK Osakioduwa. He wore a cap with the inscription, ‘Eleda Masun’.

Paul’s friend, Oluwafemi wrote on Facebook that the comedian was indeed in company with his mechanics to tow his faulty vehicle when they were flagged down.

He wrote, “You guys have just killed an innocent boy. How many more innocent people will you guys kill when the real Badoo guys are out there doing evil? RIP my friend, Chinedu Paul (MC think2ice). I wish your car didn’t break down that night. Please, say no to jungle justice because your brother may be next.”

It was said that Paul was returning from IK’s talk show when his vehicle broke down on Saturday.