Three killed, houses razed in Ogun cult clash

Three suspected members of rival cult groups
were reportedly slaughtered in the Elega and
Ago-Odo areas of Abeokuta North Local
Government Area, Ogun State after the groups
clashed on Monday.
The cults groups were identified as the Aiye
and Eiye confraternities.
One of the victims, Ibrahim Alamutu, was said
to be the leader of the Eiye Confraternity.
It was gathered that Alamutu, aka, Emir , had
his wedding introduction on Sunday. He was
slaughtered around Elega Roundabout.
In a reprisal, scores of members of the Eiye
Confraternity members were said to have
invaded Ago Odo, and equally slaughtered two
members of the Aiye Confraternity, whose
names had yet to be ascertained.
Three houses and one car were razed, while
some vehicles were vandalised in the area.
One of the policemen at the scene said the
victims had their throat slashed, while their
wrists were cut off.
Our correspondent gathered that the killings
might not be unconnected with the fracas
which started at a drinking joint inside the
MKO Abiola International Stadium, Kuto,
Abeokuta on Friday.
The cult groups were said to have engaged
themselves in a free for all, which made night
crawlers in the stadium to scamper for safety.
Security operatives, including men of the
Department of State Security, Special Anti-
Robbery Squad, and scores of policemen were
led to the scene by the Abeokuta Area
Commander, Presley Dodeh, and the Divisional
Police Officer of Adatan Police Station,
Ogunjobi Tolani.
The operatives, who drove into the scene in 14
vans and an Armoured Personnel Carrier, later
raided a house believed to belong to a kingpin
of the Aye and a member of Oodua Peoples
Congress, Najimu Sodolamu.
Najimu aged father, Musibau Sodolamu, one
of his wives, identified as Iya Azeez, and an
unidentified woman were arrested.
A resident, Lateef Koleoso, whose vehicle was
damaged, said, the cult members had earlier
stormed the area on Sunday, damaging
property.
The State Police Public Relations Officer,
Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident, but
said only one cult member, Ibrahim Alamutu,
was killed.
He said 33 suspects had been arrested by the
police.
He said, "The command is aware of a clash
between some suspected groups of cultists.
We moved to the place and found a lifeless
body of one 32-year-old Alamutu that was
killed."
He said the corpse has been taken to the
mortuary.

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