Abiodun Egunjobi: Godogodo | Principals & Principalities Podcast

On Sunday, September 9, 2012, a street in Agege, Lagos was turned into a war zone before noon. Bureau de change operators were shot on sight. A Rapid Response Squad van was ambushed and every officer inside killed. A policeman was chased down on foot, shot, and his rifle collected. The man who ordered it had been doing this — across eight states — for over a decade. His name was Abiodun Egunjobi. In Lagos, they called him Godogodo.In this episode of Principals & Principalities, host Ayomide Odubonojo-Kinoshi tells the full story of Abiodun Egunjobi — also known as Godogodo — from a scrap metal hawker sleeping on the streets of Abule-Egba, to a prison graduate who came out with a plan, to the most wanted armed robber in Lagos State for fourteen unbroken years.This week we tell the full story of Godogodo — the man who killed over 100 police officers, built six houses and fifty-two fish ponds as cover, crossed an international border to treat a gunshot wound to the face, and was so disciplined that not one of his three wives knew what he did for a living. We examine the code that kept him hidden, the gang he built, and what happened — or didn't happen — after Nigeria finally caught him.This episode asks the question that defines this podcast: In Nigeria, is crime ever just crime?Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on social media for behind-the-scenes research, upcoming cases, and episode drops.Follow us On⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(x)