On Tuesday, three people were reportedly killed in Ogun State when suspected cultists clashed in Abeokuta, the state capital.
The brawl occurred as a result of the gruesome killing of a suspected Aiye cult member on Sunday, according to reports.
It was discovered that the victim’s coworkers went on the rampage in an attempt to avenge the death of the neighbourhood boy, known as Wale.
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Two people were killed in the early hours of Tuesday near Slaab and Amolasho, according to a security agent.
On Tuesday morning, rival cult groups ‘overran’ the State capital, killing one person in front of a filling station in the Ijaye area of the metropolis.
The bodies have been evacuated and deposited in the morgue, according to the source.
The Ogun State police command dispatched its men to the affected areas in an attempt to restore order, but the cultists are said to have engaged the police in a gun battle.
As residents and motorists sought shelter, commercial activity around Ijaye and Iyana Mortuary has been halted.
SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesman for the Ogun State police, confirmed the incident, saying six men from the Eiye and Aiye confraternities had been arrested in Abeokuta.
Kazeem Ogundairo (a.k.a. NEPA), Ayo Joshua (a.k.a. Terry G), Nasiru Idris (a.k.a. Aloma), Bisiriyu Ibrahim Owoyele, Damilare Shogbamu (a.k.a. Dhray), and Labulo Jamiu are the suspects, according to Oyeyemi (a.k.a Jay boy).
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Residents of Ijaye contacted the police, he said, to report that “cultists were running riot in the area.”
According to him, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, dispatched a special squad led by ACP Bolanle Muritala to the scene to bring the situation under control.
“When the hoodlums saw the cops, some fled in different directions, while others attacked the cops with deadly weapons.
“At the conclusion of the encounter, the squad was able to apprehend six of the hoodlums, while others managed to flee,” Oyeyemi explained.
