Police confirm killing of three suspected cultists in Ilorin
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three suspected cultists in Ilorin, the state capital.
Spokesperson of the command, Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the development, said two of the cultists were killed on Monday at Olunlade, while the third occurred on Wednesday at Kilanko areas of the state capital.
In a phone chat with DAILY POST in Ilorin on Thursday, Okasanmi, disclosed that the latest bloody clash is between Eye and Aye cult groups.
He said the Monday, August 8,2022 bloody clash occurred when different cult groups were celebrating the day in many places within the Ilorin metropolis.
“We don't know what might have triggered the crisis between them at Olunlade area, but we gathered that the crisis was not unconnected to the rivalry between the groups.
“We gathered from intelligence reports that the crisis broke out and the rival cult groups started shooting repeatedly attacking each other,” he added.
The spokesman revealed that only two persons were killed in the August 8/8 celebration and not four as being reported by some people, adding that one person died on the spot at the scene of the crisis at Olunlade, while the other died later in the hospital.
DAILY POST reports however that another clash at Okelele area of Ilorin, on Wednesday, claimed the life of another suspected cultist.
The clash occurred at about 7.30 and 8.00a.m, at the popular Kankatu market in the area.
Reports said the clash occurred between Gambari and Okelele rival cultists groups.
No arrests have however been made at the time of this report.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Khairat Gwadabe Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants ENetSuD Femi Gbajabiamila Ope Saraki Ishaq Oloyede Lucky Omoluwa Lateef Fagbemi Abdulahi Abubakar Bata Kale Ayo Alabere Samuel Adedoyin Peter Obi Ibrahim Bio Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye AGILE Programme Aso-ofi IsDB Ile Arugbo Jamila Bio Ibrahim Roheemat Hammed Olabanji Orilonishe Government High School (GHS), Adeta Joseph Bamigboye Kwara Pdp Durosinlohun Kawu Shaaba Lafiagi Babatunde Ajeigbe TIIDELab Okin Biscuits Tunde Idiagbon Road Abegunde Goke Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Muftau Akanbi Oke NYSC Maryam A. Garuba Bolaji Aladie Isiaka Alikinla Amosa Code Of Conduct Bureau Communication Network Support Services Alabe Taofik Abdulkareem Saheed Popoola Adamu Ibrahim Sabi Taibat Ayinke Ahmed JMK Construction Company Limited Zulkifli Ibraheem Turaki Of Ilorin Saliu Shola Taofeek Diagnostic Centre Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Aishatu Ahmed Gobir Olayinka Are Salihu Yahaya Kola Olota Florence Saraki UNILORIN Alumni Association Aliyu Adebayo Iyabo Adewuyi Senate Kwara TV Ilorin Talaka Parapo Mohammed Danjuma Kale Belgore Muhammed Abdullahi Babaita Yusuf Abdulraheem ARMTI Eleyele Ilorin International Airport Awili Pedro Timothy Akangbe Oko-Erin Benin Republic Hassan Oyeleke Abubakar Baba

