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.
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
was 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.
Source: The Punch
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