- Safiu Kehinde
Clash between two rival cult groups, Eiye and Aiye confraternity, has claimed the life of a yet-to-be identified male adult in Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.
Four other people were also reported injured in the clash that occurred just outside the main gate of the institution on Tuesday.
According to report, the deceased victim was, in a video shared by Facebook user, repeatedly hit on the the head with a hammer by one of the suspected cultist while two other people watched from a close distance.
The man gave up the ghost while been rushed to a hospital Osogbo after been rejected by a private hospital in Iree.
The four other injured victims, according to an eyewitness were claimed to be students.
“I watched from a safe distance when they clashed. The crash occurred close to the gate of the Polytechnic.
“The victim was killed with a hammer. He was hit on the head repeatedly by a man who attacked him. Four other students were injured in the clash.
“That guy killed in the clash was a student. Before the clash, we heard rumours that there were likely to be clashes and security men convened a meeting with those bad boys that they know on campus. No one can say immediately what caused the disagreement.
“He was hit with a hammer on the head several times by one of those that attacked him. During the clash, there was an exchange of gunfire between the two groups. The clash involved Eiye and Aye members. After those who attacked him left, the victim was rushed to a private hospital in Iree. But that facility rejected him.
“He died when his colleagues were rushing him to Osogbo. Immediately they observed he was no longer breathing, his colleagues took away his corpse,” an eye witness that preferred anonymity for security reasons said during an interview with Punch.
While confirming the clash between the rival cult groups, the Dean, Student Affairs of the Polytechnic, Dr Tope Abiola, said there was a clash by some “hoodlums outside the gate of the polytechnic.”
He, however, claimed to be unaware of any dead victim but claimed one person who critically injured in the clash is an ex-student of the polytechnic.
“We were inside campus when we started hearing gunshots. From the findings, one person was critically injured. I am not aware anyone died. The person who was critically injured is an ex-student of the polytechnic. He did his National Diploma here and completed the program about 2 years ago.
“One of the other three people that were injured was hit by stray bullets.” he said.