Safiu Kehinde
Ogun State Command has confirmed the killing of a suspected cultist in a cult clash yesterday at Ijebu Ode.
The Police Command, in a statement issued on its official X handle today, disclosed the clash between rival cults which claimed the life a middle-aged man.
According to the statement, the Police had received a distress call reporting the cult clash along Ijagun Road, Ijebu Ode.
On arrival at the scene, the Police discovered the body of the man inflcited with machete wounds and gunshot injuries.
The body would later be identified as ‘Mosquito’ and alleged to be a member of the Aye confraternity.
The statement read in part; As killings linked to a similar pattern of crime. A clash between rival cults in Ogun State has resulted in a suspected murder which has claimed one life.
“A concerned citizen through a phone call at about 2340hrs of 11th August. 2024 reported that cultists were involved in a confrontation along Ijagun Road, in Ijebu Ode Ogun State.
Upon receiving the information, the Divisional Police Officer quickly dispatched a team of officers to the scene.
“On arrival, and after a careful examination, the Divisional Police Officer discovered the body of an unidentified middle-aged man with machete wounds and gunshot injuries.
Additionally, it was noticed that his left hand had been severed, removed and taken away.
“It was later discovered that the deceased, also known as “Mosquito,” was identified as a member of the Aye confraternity. Six expended cartridges were found at the scene. The body was evacuated and has been transferred to Ijebu Ode State Hospital where he was pronounced dead.”