One dead as rival cult groups clash in Osogbo
A clash between two rival cult groups at Oke Ola area in Osogbo has consumed one person, before arrival of police team that went to the scene of the incident that restored normalcy in the area on Sunday.
Penpushing reports that Osun State Police Command Public Relations Officer Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the incident explaining that it took the intervention of the police to quell the bloody clash.
“It was the police team that went to the scene of the incident that restored normalcy in the area. At the moment, we are on the trail of the culprits (the cult members), and they will be made to face the law when arrested’, he said.
Penpushing further reports that an eyewitness said that the clash, which occurred at about 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, snowballed into a gun battle, adding that one of the cult members was shot in the head and died on the spot.
The sources added that fracas ensued when some suspected members of a cult group in Osogbo, who were part of a masquerade’s procession, entered the territory of a rival cult group.
Meanwhile Ojelabi appealed to residents of the state to always report any breach of the law or suspected criminal activities to the police promptly, and released contacts of Police Control Room and Complaint Response Unit which include 08039537995/08123823981 and 08035143235/08066286549/08030732461 to make reports.
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