No fewer than 11 persons have been
killed by suspected cult members in Igode and Fakale communities in the
Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.
killed by suspected cult members in Igode and Fakale communities in the
Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Punch Newspaper reports that 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.
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 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.
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,
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 policemen, who came that evening, were blaring their sirens from afar and this gave those boys the chance to escape.”
An OPC member, who identified himself as Ajibola Defence, told PUNCH Metro that the hoodlums inscribed 7/7 on those killed and on a refrigerator they destroyed inside a shop.
He said,
“We learnt the Aye members are
celebrating their anniversary this month. They started on July 1 and
today (Thursday) is the last day. Whenever they celebrate the
anniversary, they kill. They wrote 7/7 on the heads of the persons they
killed.”
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.
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.
Officer, SP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the killings, saying that the
cultists had gone to attack Eiye cult members at Fakale.