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.
Mufti Of Ilorin Patigi Regatta Mohammed Lawal Bagega Sunset Workers Coalition Of Kwara North Groups Abdulkareem Alabi Yusuf Mubarak AGILE Programme Bayo Ajia AGM Professional Services Haleeman Salman Freshvine Nigeria Limited Olatunji Ayeni National Information Technology Development Agency Bank Of Industry Lucky Omoluwa Abraham Ojo AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah Bello Oyebanji Plat Technologies Taofeek Sanusi MMWG Unilorin Adeola Abraham Press Release Wole Oke Oladipo Akanmu Tolani Issa Oloruntogun Public Holiday Baba Idris Shagari Amuda Aluko Magaji Nda Binta Sulyman Ilorin Airport Shaykh Luqman Jimoh International Public Sector Accounting Standards Agbarere Kwara State Fish Farmers Association Akorede Shuaibu Yaman Olaitan Buraimoh Tunde Yusuf Ahmed Dankaya CT Ayeni Christopher Tunji Ayeni Ilorin Like-Minds Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs Alao Ayotunde Ayegbeni Saka Keji AbdulRahman Saad Coronavirus Tunde Oyawoye Universal Basic Education Commission Ilorin Curfew Jawondo Tunde Kazeem Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria Abdulrazaq Magaji Ayo Opadokun Yusuf Lawal Code Of Conduct Tribunal Aliyu Kora Sabi Gbemisola Oguntimehin Abiodun Abdulkareem CLAY POT Baaziki Sulaiman Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf Kola Shittu Osi JSSCE Quareeb Islamic Association Abdulrahman Abdulrazak Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations John Dara

