Police Confirm One Killed, Three Injured As Another Rival Cultists Clash In Osogbo

State of Osun Police Command has confirmed killing of one person, simply identified as Lekan as a rival cult group clash in Osogbo, State of Osun capital on Sunday.

OSUN DEFENDER gathered that a group of four young men were riding a motorcycle around the Oluode area of Osogbo when another group suddenly attacked them.

It was learnt that there was a cold war among cult groups in the area, hence, rival cultists tread carefully in the community and other hotspots in the community.

According to an eye witness, Wale Adisa, who disclosed that some guys emerged around CMS junction on Sunday afternoon and attacked four guys after attacking the motorcyclists conveying them through the area.

He said, “As soon as the guys fell off the two motorcycles, their attackers descended on them with various dangerous weapons such as cutlass, club, axe among others.

“One of them was eventually hit with a big stone on the head and lost consciousness on the spot and residents around the place scampered for safety, as they could not attempt to intervene in the imbroglio”, he said.

Confirming the incident, Osun police command spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, said that the four guys travelling on a motorcycle were attacked by suspected cultists with cutlasses, broken bottles and other dangerous weapons.

According to her, “One of the guys identified as Lekan, aka Osondi was killed during the clash, another one identified as Poplo and two others yet to be known were injured.

“Police have been deployed to the scene, while a manhunt for the perpetrators has been launched”, she said.