One person
was feared killed while over 10 people were injured at Akinrinlo Street,
Shomolu area of Lagos State when suspected cult members clashed at a
naming ceremony.
The killing occurred on Sunday. But witnesses said that the fighting between the two rival cult groups, Eiye and Aiye confraternity, started on Friday and spilled over till yesterday.
Over 20 vehicles were also damaged. It was gathered that on Sunday, around 4pm, while the naming of the baby was going on, some suspected Aiye cult group stormed the venue and started shooting sporadically, forcing guests to scamper for safety. The fighting continued yesterday, leading to swelling of the number of those injured.
When our correspondent visited the area yesterday, over 20 cars and tricycles parked along the streets were vandalised. Broken bottles littered the area.
One Wale alias Osama, a member of Aiye group, was reportedly killed in the clash that occurred on Sunday. A resident, Taju Alabi, said: “Immediately the Aiye group got to the venue of the party, they started shooting into the air to scare people away.
When the people who came to the party were trying to escape from the scene, many of them sustained various degrees of injury.” According to Alabi, before the Aiye group reached the party, they had stopped at Akinrinlo junction and attacked shop owners. He said almost all the shops were looted. Mr Eze James, a foodstuff seller, said he was also attacked and all the money he made was stolen.
He said: “I was inside my shop, attending to a friend who came to visit me, when I suddenly heard gunshots. My and friend I managed to leave the shop. My friend’s video camera and my N35,000 were stolen from my shop.”
A food vendor, who identified herself as Mama Tawaka, said she was preparing to go home when the youth struck. She said: “Two of the cult members held my granddaughter. They said if I did not give them money, they would kill the little girl. While the drama was going on, nobody came to my aid. The whole street was deserted. Everybody was scared of being attacked. “I was begging them to have mercy on me, that I didn’t have enough money.
One of them threatened to shoot me if I did not cooperate with them, I was forced to gather all the money I made for the day and handed it over to them.” It was also gathered that innocent people who came to Alarape Oyidiran market in the area were attacked while their money and phones were snatched. In another development, two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at Tipper Garage, Ketyu, clashed. When our correspondent visited the area, broken bottles littered the area.
Some shops were locked because of the fear that the fight could spread. Attempts made to get the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Kenneth Nwosu, to confirm the incident and the number of those arrested in both incidents, were abortive. His phone rang several times, but he did not pick it. Nwosu also failed to respond to a text message sent to his mobile phone.http://newtelegraphonline.com/cult-members-kill-one-injure-10-at-naming-ceremony/
The killing occurred on Sunday. But witnesses said that the fighting between the two rival cult groups, Eiye and Aiye confraternity, started on Friday and spilled over till yesterday.
Over 20 vehicles were also damaged. It was gathered that on Sunday, around 4pm, while the naming of the baby was going on, some suspected Aiye cult group stormed the venue and started shooting sporadically, forcing guests to scamper for safety. The fighting continued yesterday, leading to swelling of the number of those injured.
When our correspondent visited the area yesterday, over 20 cars and tricycles parked along the streets were vandalised. Broken bottles littered the area.
One Wale alias Osama, a member of Aiye group, was reportedly killed in the clash that occurred on Sunday. A resident, Taju Alabi, said: “Immediately the Aiye group got to the venue of the party, they started shooting into the air to scare people away.
When the people who came to the party were trying to escape from the scene, many of them sustained various degrees of injury.” According to Alabi, before the Aiye group reached the party, they had stopped at Akinrinlo junction and attacked shop owners. He said almost all the shops were looted. Mr Eze James, a foodstuff seller, said he was also attacked and all the money he made was stolen.
He said: “I was inside my shop, attending to a friend who came to visit me, when I suddenly heard gunshots. My and friend I managed to leave the shop. My friend’s video camera and my N35,000 were stolen from my shop.”
A food vendor, who identified herself as Mama Tawaka, said she was preparing to go home when the youth struck. She said: “Two of the cult members held my granddaughter. They said if I did not give them money, they would kill the little girl. While the drama was going on, nobody came to my aid. The whole street was deserted. Everybody was scared of being attacked. “I was begging them to have mercy on me, that I didn’t have enough money.
One of them threatened to shoot me if I did not cooperate with them, I was forced to gather all the money I made for the day and handed it over to them.” It was also gathered that innocent people who came to Alarape Oyidiran market in the area were attacked while their money and phones were snatched. In another development, two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at Tipper Garage, Ketyu, clashed. When our correspondent visited the area, broken bottles littered the area.
Some shops were locked because of the fear that the fight could spread. Attempts made to get the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Kenneth Nwosu, to confirm the incident and the number of those arrested in both incidents, were abortive. His phone rang several times, but he did not pick it. Nwosu also failed to respond to a text message sent to his mobile phone.http://newtelegraphonline.com/cult-members-kill-one-injure-10-at-naming-ceremony/
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