At least one person was confirmed dead today, Sunday, as members of rival cult groups clashed in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
The incident happened at Oluode area of the town. It was learnt that a group of four young men were riding a motorcycle around the when another group suddenly emerged and launched attack on them.
The fracas led to death of the person who was said to be a member of one of the groups.
Our Correspondent gathered that there has been war ongoing between cult groups in the area, hence, rival cultists tread carefully in the community and other hotspots in the community.
According to an eye witness, Wale Adisa, some guys emerged around CMS junction on Sunday afternoon and attacked four guys after attacking the motorcyclists conveying them through the area.
“As soon as the guys fell off the two motorcycles, their attackers descended on them with various dangerous weapons such as cutlass, club, axe among others.
“One of them was eventually hit with a big stone on the head and lost consciousness on the spot and residents around the place scampered for safety, as they could not attempt to intervene in the imbroglio”, he said.
Confirming the incident, Osun police public relations officer, SP Yemisi Opalola disclosed that the four guys travelling on a motorcycle were attacked by suspected cultists with cutlasses, broken bottles and other dangerous weapons.
“One of the guys identified as Lekan, aka Osondi was killed during the clash, another one identified as Poplo and two others yet to be known were injured.
“Police have been deployed to the scene, while a manhunt for the perpetrators has been launched”, she said.
