The operatives of the
Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT), have
arrested two suspected cultists for allegedly being responsible for the death
of 16 people in Lagos State.
The suspects, Oyedele Oyegoke (30) aka
Sanbgana and Lukeman Sholalu (25) were alleged to be two members of the
outlawed cult groups, Aiye and Eiye confraternities in Lagos.
Police said that the suspects,
during their clash in Mile 12, in January 2019, killed 11 cult members and five
civilians. The clash between the two groups was over supremacy in the state.
Speaking with New Telegraph, a
police source said: “In January 2019, two cult groups, Aiye and Eiye
confraternities had a supremacy battle, which Sangbana coordinated against
rival Eiye confraternity. The Aiye group killed nine members of Eiye and later,
the Eiye killed two members of Aiye group around Mile12 area of Lagos.”
The police source further said: “During
the exchange of gunfire between the two groups, five members of the public,
which the cultists mistook for rival members were killed. Out of the nine
members killed, Sangbana killed one, later identified as Super, an Eiye
confraternity member.”
New Telegraph gathered that IRT
operatives recovered a Pump Action Rifle
from Sangbana, which police believed was the same gun used to kill Super.
The police disclosed: “The second
suspect, Sholalu, is also a member of Aiye confraternity. His role is to arm
himself with an axe during clashes, which he uses to butcher his opponents. It
was because of his ability that he was called Butcher. Another of his nickname
is Seven. Butcher took part in the killing of three Eiye members, Master, Omo
Coach and Bariga. However, during the fight, Butcher led his men. When he
was arrested, he led operatives to the Ojota under bridge, where he had
hidden a rifle. The rifle was recovered.”
The New Telegraph further gathered
that the suspects would be charged to court for conspiracy, murder, unlawful
possession of firearms, and also for belonging to unlawful society.
Sangbana, while fielding questions
from journalists, explained that he was once a student of the Kwara State Polytechnic,
Ilorin, but was later rusticated because his Grade Point Average (GPA), was too
low. He told New Telegraph that his low GPA was caused by distraction of cult
activities from his studies.
His words: “I attended Kwara Polytechnic,
but could not finish due to my cult distracting activities. I was admitted in
2012, but rusticated in 2012. My discipline was Business Administration. I
could not concentrate due to cult activities and its associated problems.”
Recollecting when he joined cultism,
Sangbana said: “ I joined cult while in school. I met a guy called Kale Mogaji
in 2009, while in school. He was a member of Aiye confraternity. He was
the person that initiated me into cultism and remained my mentor. I couldn’t
keep up with my studies because of too fighting with rival cult groups. At a
point, I became ashamed and afraid of entering the class because my GPA
was low. By 2012, I was rusticated. I went home and started trading on fruits
and vegetables at Mile12. I regrouped with Coal confraternity in Mile12. It was
Kazeem, a resident of Mile 12 that was in charge. We attended normal meeting
weekly and paid meeting fees like N400. We were living in peace in 2014. The
war started in 2016, the day Eiye confraternity members shot one of our members,
Sypon on the neck in Agilitin area of Mile 12. He also sustained injury as a
result of the bottle, which they used to stab him during the surprise attack.
“When we went to retaliate, we
killed an Eiye confraternity member called Junior with machete. I was not part
of the retaliation attack. They later came back and killed one of our members,
Charley, by using a knife to cut open his stomach.”
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