11 persons have been killed by suspected cult members in Igode and Fakale communities in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. Four persons were also injured while houses and cars were vandalised in the attack that lasted for about 10 hours.
Punch Metro learnt that the hoodlums, said to be Aye Confraternity members, had gone on the rampage at about 11am on Wednesday to commemorate their anniversary tagged 7/7.
The grand finale of the anniversary was reportedly held on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Emuren, a neighbouring community. It gathered that the hoodlums, numbering about 25 on motorcycles, came from Emuren, wielding guns and cutlasses. Their targets were said to be members of the Eiye Confraternity, a rival cult.The bandits, who reportedly wore masks, shot dead three welders at a junction bordering Emuren and Igode. The welders were said to be returning from a work site on a motorcycle.
The rampaging miscreants reportedly proceeded to the Fakale community, where they opened fire on a crowd watching a football match in a viewing centre, killing seven persons. It was learnt that one of the deceased, identified simply as Dare, was a member of the Oodua People’s Congress. Others were identified as Ibukun, Ismaila, Sunday, and a steel rod seller, Dare Olakanmi. Three of them were said to have been buried.
However, the police had yet to remove the remains of the three welders as of 12pm on Thursday. Four others, who were injured, were said to have been taken to a hospital in Sagamu.
The Coordinator of the OPC in the community, Wole Oladunjo, said, “The fight was between Eiye and Aye confraternities. The Aye members are based in Emuren. The OPC had nothing to do with the fight. But surprisingly, they (Aye members) came here on Wednesday and started shooting sporadically. They killed seven persons in a viewing centre.
“One of the deceased was our member. The others killed were not Eiye members. They were hard working youths. Four persons are still in the hospital receiving treatment. The police picked four corpses and three of them have been buried. The Secretary of the OPC in the community, Idris Lawal, vowed that his members would avenge the killings, adding that the victims were innocent residents.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the killings, saying that the cultists had gone to attack Eiye cult members at Fakale.
He added that the police had restored calm to the area.
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Posted: at 8-07-2016 06:32 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
destiny1212 at 8-07-2016 06:35 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Why killing innocent people?
Posted: at 8-07-2016 06:35 AM (8 years ago) | Newbie
For goodness sake wat is d meaning of dis local champions called cult in a community. Cultism is in higher institution and dis fools think wen they start their own barbaric cult it's anybody dat will be killed. Cults don't kill innocent pple. They go for their rival who has offended them. Pls d police shld make sure they fish them our or else d OPC pple will help them do their job.
Posted: at 8-07-2016 07:29 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
There's no life in Nigeria! All we have are dead people walking. In fact a zoo is better than that country. Children are not safe, adults are in danger , govt too dodging their heads, and even our money is in real dilemma of continuous and unwarranted butchering. Everyone and everything including the earth people walk on, is afraid each other. Abeggggi make Jesus come quick bo.
Posted: at 8-07-2016 07:51 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Ma brothers and Sisters this a clear issue,i dont believe it was the said cult group that unleashed this mayhem,any rival group to it might as well do this type of a thing just to bring them to ridicule.why would they target innocent people instead of the said eiye?please i beg i mean no harm just expressing ma on point of view to this,so let the police and the Opc do proper investigation.
Posted: at 8-07-2016 08:49 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
And the police is as usually nowhere to be found. If it weren't for the OPC, this will be blamed on "unknown gunmen" by the police. Utterly useless bunch
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Posted: at 8-07-2016 10:44 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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