NO fewer than 20 persons have been reportedly killed while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries during cult clashes in some parts of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the incidents had started two weeks ago, leaving no fewer than 20 persons, including innocent persons, dead. A source in Ijebu-Ode told our correspondent that Eiye and Aiye confraternity were involved in the clash which subjected residents of Ijebu-Ode and its environs to a serious panic mode. Findings have shown that the areas affected are Epe garage, Ejinrin road, Adefisan, Ibadan garage, Onirugba…
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EDO CULT WARS, KILLINGS: SEE WHAT IGP DID TO CONTAIN SITUATION
IGP, Mr. Mohammed Adamu By Kingsley Omonobi Against the backdrop of attacks by suspected Cultists and criminal elements, particularly escapee and jailed criminals who escaped from two Prisons facilities in Benin and Oko, the Inspector General of Police has ordered the deployment of Five (5) Mobile Police Units to Edo state. This followed fears and uncertainty making the rounds in both Edo and Delta states alleging that seven persons have been killed in Edo state while six persons have been killed in Delta state in the last two days by…
Read MoreNOTORIOUS AIYE CONFRATERNITY KINGPIN ARRESTED IN LAGOS, SEE HIS PIX
Officials of the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants have arrested a deadly Aiye Confraternity Kingpin, Sikiru Samuel a.k.a Samora and eight members of his gang in Ikorodu and recovered one double barrel gun from social miscreants. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu had deployed a Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants to Ikorodu, to sustain the ongoing onslaught on cultists and other social miscreants in Ikorodu, Imota, Agbowa, Owutu, Ijede, Ipakodo and Owode Onirin. The operation, which is intelligence driven, has recorded another remarkable achievement with…
Read MorePUPILS ABANDON SCHOOLS IN LAGOS AS CULT WARS CLAIM 13 LIVES
Deji Lambo Thirteen suspected cultists have been killed in the ongoing clash between members of the Eiye and Aiye confraternities in the Ijede Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. Residents told PUNCH Metro during a visit to the community that they were unsafe as the cultists freely use sophisticated weapons in the Luwasa, Igbe and Ijede areas of Ikorodu. Nine of the thirteen deceased cultists were said to have been killed by members of rival groups, while the remaining four were allegedly killed by soldiers, who gave them a hot chase after reportedly burning the…
Read MoreCULTS GANG WARS FORCE PEOPLE TO STAY INDOORS IN PARTS OF LAGOS
Residents of Pako/Aguda in the Surulere area on Lagos were on Monday morning forced to remain indoors as cult gangs clashed for hours. Witnesses said gunshots were heard all across the area for a long period of time while the violence continued. Spokesperson for the police in Lagos, Bala Elkana, said he was still awaiting more details but that cult gangs were likely behind the shooting. “The operation is ongoing. We have Police officers there to take care of the situation and tell us what actually happened.” Visit website
Read MoreCULT WARS: GUNMEN KILL 400LEVEL KOGI UNIVERSITY STUDENT IN EXAM HALL
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja The Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Police has confirmed the death of Apeh Joseph by unknown gunmen at the Kogi State University, Ayingba. According to the police, the deceased was a 400-level student of English Education and an alleged cultist. In a statement, released last night by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP William Aya, it claimed that the deceased was behind the cult killing that occurred in the university last month. Aya stated that one Onuche Jibrin of the Security Unit of the Kogi State…
Read MoreCULT WARS CLAIM 8 LIVES IN EDO
Sola Shittu, Benin Eight persons are feared dead in the renewed war among three cults in Benin City, the Edo State capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that the clash between the Maphites, Black Axe (popularly called Aye) and Eiye confraternities; had been on for the past seven days. The killings started last Friday when a 200-level student of the University of Benin, Moses Adeshina, popularly called Aficionado, was shot dead at the Jeans Carnival organised by students of the Faculty of Social Sciences. This led to the suspension of all social activities in the school by the university…
Read MoreCULTISTS KILL 13 KOGI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, MAIM MANY AS SCHOOL AUTHORITIES TURN BLIND EYE
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja No fewer than 13 students of the Kogi State University, Ayingba, have been hacked down by unidentified assailants suspected to be members of a secret cult. The killings, our correspondent gathered, were reprisals carried out by one of the cults whose leader, a student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, was murdered by another cult linked to the university. According to an eye witness account, the KSU killings started last Friday when nine students, including a 200 level female student and her boyfriend, were hacked down on the…
Read MoreTEENAGE CULTISTS TAKE OVER LAGOS
Primary, secondary school students among Turn to pick pockets, robbers We were forcefully initiated – arrested teen cultists Six out of ten children in Lagos are into cultism- Police boss By Evelyn Usman Cultism, has become a major security challenge that is of great concern to both government, security agents and residents of Lagos State. From one end of the state to the other, cultists seem to be holding sway, with orgies of killings associated with their regular fights. Though the Police in Lagos under various Commissioners of Police, have…
Read MoreGUNSHOTS IN OBALENDE LAGOS AS RIVAL CULTS CLASH
By David O Royal Obalende area of Lagos State on Saturday morning was a no go area as rival cult groups reportedly clashed. Gunshots were fired as people ran into different directions to save their heads from being shot. It is also alleged that the clash might be between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and drug peddlers in the area. Residents and motorists have been asked to be wary of the area. – Gunshuts rock the air, as rival cultists clash at Obalende ,Lagos. pic.twitter.com/zyuYZGpzfx — SubDeliveryZone (@SubDeliveryZone)…
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