No fewer than ten persons believed to be cult members have been killed at separate cult clashes in Sagamu and Iperu area of Ogun State during cult clashes between rival groups which started Monday night.

While about nine have been reportedly killed between Monday and Tuesday in Sagamu, one other member of Eiye was reportedly killed in his shop in Iperu allegedly by the Aiye group.

Daily Independent gathered that crisis broke out in Sagamu between the cult rivals groups during a night party tagged Easter Mega Night show and six years anniversary of a group called ‘Infinity Base’ organised by a man identified as Basogun.

It was further gathered that the crises dated back to the election period where a member of Aiye confraternity was killed by cult members believed to be Eiye members and since then, there has been a no love lost relationship between the two dominant groups in Sagamu.

The two groups, it was leant, came face to face during the night show which featured a popular musician, Remi Aluko, where one elderly man believed to also be a member of Aiye was attacked and injured.

A source closer to the area and spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity said other members of the Aiye descended on the other group killing six on the spot.

One Aiye member was also reportedly killed early Monday morning while two other members of Eiye were also killed later in the day.

About fourteen suspects, as at the time of filling this report, have been arrested and were being profiled by the Police at the Ogun Command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, in order to determine their level of involvement.

In Iperu, one of the 15 suspects so far arrested who identified himself as Hassan Adeboye said one of his friends was killed by Aiye group in his barbing saloon shop called ‘San Siro’.

Adeboye said they were in town to revenge the killing of their friend when members of the Oodua People’s Congress started arresting them and took them to police station.

Adeboye said they have not been able to either kill or injured any of the rival groups before their arrest, adding that he was even running away from the community when he was apprehended.

He said, “One of our friends was killed by Aiye on Sunday at his work place in San Siro and his shop was burnt and everybody was angry for that development and wondered why they will kill him and rum away.

“Immediate he was killed, a ran away and I came back today to take some cloths and run away but the OPC members were in town arresting out members.

“We didn’t attack anybody in town, we were also attempting to revenge the death of our gang member by the opposing group, we were all running barbing saloon and we know ourselves. and the OPC started arresting people in town.”

Another suspect, Moruf Jaiyesinmi, who also confirmed that he was member of Eiye said, “My wife and son are at home, when I observed that some of my friends have been arrested, I was vacating the community when I met the OPC members and they started chasing me.

“At a point, I came out and explained to them that I wasn’t involved in the crises but was leaving the community for the dust to settle but they didn’t listen to my explanation, they started beating me and even marcheted me.”

As at the time of filling this report, the Police Commissioner Bashir Makama, it was gathered, has led other senior police officers to the area in order to find a lasting solution to the problem.

Meanwhile, the Police Commissioner has earlier paraded no fewer than 93 suspects arrested between Saturday and Monday for various offences.

The offences range from robbery, murder, kidnapping, cultism, amongst others.

It will be recalled that similar crises broke out in Iyana Coker junction in Ifo area of the Lagos Ibadan expressway on Sunday where two persons were killed while properties belonging to the Ogun State Deputy Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo and a member of House of Representatives, Ibrahim Isiaka were destroyed. (INDEPENDENT)

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