The two victims were alleged to have died during a
clash between rival cult groups; Eiye and Aiye.
Those arrested have been identified as Tunde
Adekanbi, Olufemi Babatunde, Adebisi Adekunle, Sani Rilwan, Adebowale Kazeem
and two others.
The Eiye cult group was alleged to have threatened
to kill a member of the Aiye member. So, the threat got the Aiye cult members
infuriated, leading to clashes and killings.
A 300Level student, Adebowale Kazeem, an Aiye
member, said that he was at a party with his members when one of his friends
rushed in, shouting that he was being threatened by Eiye cult group. This, said
Adebowale, was the beginning of the trouble.
Adebowale said: “My friend is the instigator of this
problem. We were in a party with other gang members when he rushed in, shouting
and claiming that members of Eiye cult were threatening to kill him. This got our
members angry. So, we all went to the joint where we knew that the Eiye cult
members used to gather.
“I swear to God that I didn’t shoot, but one of our
members, for reasons we can’t understand, opened fire. We heard gunshots. It
was not until the following day that we heard some members of the Eiye group
died. We were later arrested by the police.”
Mr Olufemi Babatunde, an engineering student, said
he joined the Eiye cult group in 2014. He, however, denied knowing anything
about the clash that led to the death of two members of Eiye.
His words: “I joined the Eiye cult group in 2014. I’m
an engineering student. It's because people know I'm a cultist member that's I
was fingered in this matter. I don’t know anything about the clash, shooting or
killing. My father is a retired custom officer and he's not happy with me being
a cult member.”
Another suspected cult member, Tunde Adekanbi, also
denied knowing anything about the clash between Eiye and Aiye. According to
him, he was arrested for being a notorious cult member, and not because he took
part in any crime. He introduced him as apprentice, married with kids.
He said: "I'm a member of the Eiye cult
group. I don't know anything about the clash
between Eiye and Aiye, but I know that the Aiye cult group had issues with us. I
only became a member three months ago. On my initiation day, members poured
alcoholic drinks into my eyes.”
In another
development, detectives from Lagos Command arrested John Anopueme 42, for allegedly
selling fake drugs.
The suspect was arrested on September
13. John, however, denied trading in illicit or fake drugs. According to him,
the drugs were legal and are just cough syrup.
He said: “My shop is at Sariki Aro
area of Ikeja. I was not selling hard or fake drugs. They are just cough syrups
of different brands. They are all legal.”
John said he was arrested because he
was selling the drugs without prescriptions. He also said that some people used
to take overdose of drugs, leading to drug abuse. He said he didn’t know those
that used to buy such cough syrup and used them indiscriminately.
He said: “I was arrested because
some people are abusing the drugs by taking overdosing on them. I was also arrested
because the drugs are meant to be sold based on doctors’ prescriptions. I have
a chemist shop where I sell drugs in Ikeja.”
John also spoke on how he got the
drug supplies. He said that one Solomon, a friend, was his got the drugs to
supply him.
He noted: “I buy the cough syrup
drugs at the rate of N700 and sell at the rate of N1000. A friend of mine supplied the drugs. I cannot
recall how many times or how long Solomon had been supplying me the drugs. But
I have been selling the drugs for six months now. I’m a licensed patent
medicine dealer. I have been licensed for about 10 years.”
John, who
said he is married and has two kids, added: “I also give the drugs to my
children. The only offence I committed was in selling the drugs without
prescription.”
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