Three killed as cultists clash in Ogun

By Sodiq Adelakun

Three persons have been killed as cultists resume killings in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

It was gathered that the resumption of killings by the cultists was to mark the one-year remembrance of a popular area boy, Tommy, in Oluwo area of Abeokuta.

Tommy, said to be a leader of the Eiye cult group, was killed on March 24, 2022 at Panseke.

The killing of Tommy sparked controversies in Ogun as members of Aiye and Eiye cult groups took turns to kill one another across the State.

Recall that many were killed between March and April last year in the superiority clashes that ensued between the two cult groups.

To stop the crisis, the Ogun State Police Command at the time swung into action by arresting scores of the suspected killers.

Exactly a year after Tommy was murdered, a young man was shot dead at Panseke by yet-to-be identified persons.

The man was reportedly killed on Friday evening while returning from the Computer Village at Ibara Roundabout.

It was gathered that a kid belonging to a trader was also hit by a stray bullet fired by the gunmen and he died.

At noon on Tuesday, another young man was shot dead at Araromi, behind the Navy Boys Secondary School in Abeokuta.

It was gathered that the man was accosted by his assailants along the narrow path and he was shot at very close range.

The victim died immediately in the pool of his blood, causing tension among residents of the area.

It was gathered that the body of the victim has been evacuated by the police from Adigbe division.

The Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident when he was contacted on Tuesday.

Oyeyemi said the police is strategising on how to arrest the situation as early as possible.