A fresh cult clash claimed the life of a yet-to-be-identified male adult at the Afobaje area in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State over the weekend.
This is just as one other person, Kazeem Abiola, sustained a bullet wound that has left him hospitalised.
It was gathered that the clash occurred midday on Friday when some armed men suspected to be members of a confraternity stormed the area, shot the victim on his chest and inflicted a machete wound on him while Abiola was shot in his abdomen.
According to an eyewitness, the clash was a suspected cult clash between the Eiye and the Alora confraternities.
The source said, “The incident happened in the afternoon. What I saw was that some men who were on motorcycles stormed the area and they attacked two persons. There was panic as everyone was running for safety when we heard the gunshots. It was when the police arrived that we saw that two persons were shot. One of the victims was placed on a motorcycle but I doubt if he will survive the attack because he was bleeding profusely.
“It has been a while since we last experienced a cult clash in this area and I think the guys are now back with their attitude. I wonder why someone will indulge in cultism. There are rumours that it was the members of the Eiye and Alora confraternities who were fighting.”
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the clash, adding that only one person died while the other person was currently receiving treatment at a health facility in the state.
She further revealed that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alamutu, had ordered a manhunt for the fleeing suspects while assuring the public not to panic but go about their daily activities without fear.
